Example sentences of "she put a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She put a clamp on thinking into Lucy 's whys and wherefores . |
| 2 | She put a table in front of her to see how she would look from the lecture hall . |
| 3 | Unconsciously she put a note of hope into those half-scandalized questionings , because she knew I knew she would never be happy if I married . |
| 4 | She put a hand up to touch his lips and gently with the other eased herself up from the sofa . |
| 5 | She put a red plastic bowl on the refrigerator floor and sat down to wait for the ice to melt . |
| 6 | She put a call through to Roirbak from her room as soon as the others had left , advising him she 'd be over with her protégés within the hour . |
| 7 | She put a mug in front of him : ‘ Gran'pa was already drunk when you got here , was n't he ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Punish you ? ’ she raised one eyebrow at him as she put a plate of food at his place at the table . |
| 9 | When Roland began to speak , after this , she put a hand over his mouth , which was as well , for he had nothing to say . |
| 10 | She put a hand on his , in her usual way of announcing herself , and he covered it with his own . |
| 11 | She put a plate of steak and chips down on the kitchen table with an array of sauce-bottles and vinegar . |
| 12 | She put a hand on his shoulder and marched him into her tack-room at the end of the yard . |
| 13 | Upstairs , she put a shawl around Agnes , saying , ‘ There you are , dear . |
| 14 | Nausea welled up in her and she put a hand to her throat . |
| 15 | This time he sensed the determination behind her hands and played with a rag book as she put a new nappy on him . |
| 16 | She put a steadying hand on her husband 's arm . |
| 17 | She put a few questions to Dr Scott . |
| 18 | She put a great many potatoes on my plate after she had served the hot salmon . |
| 19 | One of the lawyers ' wives wanted to know the secret of Ellen 's coffee , and Ellen modestly said she just followed the percolator instructions , while the truth was that she put a cupful of cheap instant coffee powder into every percolated pot . |
| 20 | Every time he had a tantrum she put a tick in the appropriate square . |
| 21 | She put a finger to her lips and gestured inside . |
| 22 | After her poem drew one in reply , Ella Wrote an article in prose in the next issue in which she put a point often made in the later period ( see Chapters 5 and 7 ) by women workers , and one which is central to the debate on women 's pay generally . |
| 23 | She put a finger to her lips and widened her eyes in mock puzzlement . |
| 24 | Then she put a condom on me and we had penetrative sex . |
| 25 | She put a condom on me and we got stuck in , but as soon as I had ejaculated she whipped the condom off me , leaving me floundering for a while on the bed . |
| 26 | Then , with a dramatic gesture , she put a hand to her brow and turned to Jacob . |
| 27 | She put a hand out and briefly touched my arm . |
| 28 | She put on her prettiest night dress , and took longer than usual to brush her hair ; she put a dab of perfume behind her ears — on her neck — between her breasts . |
| 29 | She put a bony hand on my shoulder , but I did n't want her to touch me . |
| 30 | She put a hand to her face . |