Example sentences of "[adv] put on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She always smiled and only put on an angry face when she was being teased . |
| 2 | " The old bird we were chasing just put on an extra spurt , and I banged my chin on the ground so hard I though a tree had fallen on me ! " |
| 3 | It also means a more complicated view of humans than the interpretation that is often put on the classical conception — that we are ‘ naturally evil ’ . |
| 4 | Cicely put on a cheerful expression and tactfully , as though thinking to leave the newly engaged couple to say goodnight in private , she smiled , ‘ If you 'll excuse us , Leith , Guthrie and I always go and check on the horses before we go up to bed . |
| 5 | It is a truism that the executive search consultant hired has a stronger influence on the person eventually put on the short list of candidates than the client . |
| 6 | While the royals had decided to staunchly put on a united front as best they could , 70 miles away Diana refused to attend one of the two public services in village churches near the estate . |
| 7 | If she had been Nick she would have cried , or at least put on a hurt face . |
| 8 | Of course I had n't bargained on technology , because once the hide is cut to size and checked for blemishes it 's actually put on a cutting form and sent through a roller press . |