Example sentences of "[verb] put on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Although the Museum has put on a large number of successful temporary exhibitions , the display of its permanent collection has been subject to difficulties and delays .
2 But the issue of Somerset House , which he has put on the political agenda , will not fade .
3 My brither , George , has put on an awful lot of weight since I wis last hame .
4 The cleaner is a nondrip gel descaler , so it stays put on the vertical surface , dissolving the scale .
5 Over his pyjamas he had put on a new Fair Isle pullover which had been his mother 's Christmas present .
6 Catherine , made less thin by candlelight , had put on a blue dress which made her look even younger than her age .
7 He placed the helmet squarely on the American boy 's head and glanced at Flavia Sherman , who had put on a wide-brimmed sun hat of white felt decorated with coloured ribbons .
8 ‘ The team had put on a marvellous display out in Georgia and I thought we 'd get a few more than 6,000 .
9 She had put on a wide navy blue belt with the shorts , hoping to draw the eye away from the uncomfortable length of naked leg , but instead , because of her all too narrow waist , had managed to look even sexier than ever .
10 Karen , afraid of burning , had put on a yellow sun dress over her bikini , but had taken it off again when swarms of insects settled on her .
11 He had put on a fresh pair of boxer shorts or the old pair had dried .
12 Juliet had put on a white cotton dress with black spots , and a scarlet jacket in case it rained .
13 Market Square and she had put on a thick pullover .
14 The weight his stepfather had put on the young man 's shoulders had made David seem much older than his twenty-eight years .
15 This should do much to ease the burden the arms race had put on the Soviet economy .
16 He added : ‘ I was staggered to learn that limestone was to go from Redmire to Redcar by road when we were told in 1988 that British Steel could n't get enough of it and had put on an additional train .
17 My heart froze for a second , as if I had put on an elaborate disguise and suddenly been addressed by name — I did n't feel safe any more .
18 ’ Checked other stuff , an' the mechs 've put on a new hull section , sealed in nice .
19 I 've , I 've put on an awful lot of weight .
20 There 's a pier here which we 've put on the new map erm and this is south promenade .
21 She 's put on a little bit of weight .
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