Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] putting [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now it 's true that since the second world war all wars have been limited in one sense or another , but then comes the question , if you do , in fact , succeed in defining objectives er and de in defining the means to those objectives , how can you know in fact that you possess genuine capability without putting it to the test , without actually fighting the war and then finding that you can not win it ? |
| 2 | Parliament did not often pass laws with any wide-ranging implications , and the most wide-ranging recent laws , the religious legislation of the Reformation , were never applied at all precisely in America , but no legal framework could have been imagined for the colonies which gave them a legitimate position under English law without putting them under the legislative supremacy of Parliament . |
| 3 | Let me breathe then , ’ she laughed , giving him a big hug before putting him to the floor . |
| 4 | There were a lot more long balls down the middle of the field than usual , simply because Beeny was putting them there whereas Lukic had got into the habit of putting them in the stand . |
| 5 | So , for perfect results , reduce everything to the lowest common denominator before putting it into the press . |
| 6 | She had not visited Jackdaw Cottage since putting it on the market two months ago . |
| 7 | ‘ I just wandered around and watched for a few minutes , to see how things were done , ’ she said over her shoulder , stowing a small block of fresh Parmesan in an airtight container before putting it in the fridge . |