Example sentences of "put [pron] to the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We put them to the test with the help of : Gloria Hunniford , television cook Glynn Christian , cake expert Mary Berry , Emma Forbes of BBC1 's Going Live ! , children 's presenter Andi Peters , Food & Drink producer Alison Field and Willie Elsner , chef of London 's Dorchester Hotel . |
| 2 | ‘ We thought , ’ put in Bith , who was feeling a bit bolder now that Goibniu had approved their ideas , ‘ we thought that the lady — that is Reflection 's daughter — might like to see the designs before we put them to the forge , your honour . ’ |
| 3 | You can question other people , other people might have that knowledge and you can question and clarify and form in your mind the ideas that you need and maybe put them to the group as a group . |
| 4 | Let me , let's , let's , let's try a couple of those thoughts , put them to the vote . |
| 5 | As the general secretary indicated , colleagues , all the motions are being accepted , so I now put them to the vote . |
| 6 | Will the Prime Minister now put it to the test through the ballot box and let the people decide on his record ? |
| 7 | Rather dubiously I put it to the Chairman and I was relieved to find that he was quite enthusiastic about the idea . |
| 8 | you 're always concerned , do n't get me wrong , but you just put it to the back of your mind . |
| 9 | ‘ I put it to the back of my mind . ’ |
| 10 | But she may have accepted it by now , put it to the back of her mind . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Aaron seems to have coped with the accident and put it to the back of his mind , ’ she added . |
| 12 | Yeah if you do n't , if you do n't like it you probably just put it to the back of your mind then |
| 13 | Put it to the back of your mind a moment please . |
| 14 | " Besides all this Tristan learned to ride nimbly with shield and lance , to spur his mount skilfully on either flank , put it to the gallop with dash , wheel and give it free rein and urge it on with his knees , in strict accordance with the chivalric art . |
| 15 | It is carried against , and so I come back to the new erm section being proposed by Professor on anti-semitism and concurred by the convenor , Dr , and put it to the assembly . |
| 16 | I put it to the committee . ’ |
| 17 | They could n't come to a decision so they put it to the vote when — as the book put it — a pair of bearded anarchists , one with flame red hair , appeared out of nowhere and took their decision for them , smashing down the gates with sledgehammers . |
| 18 | One of his most senior colleagues , Mr Michael Heseltine , the Environment Secretary , indicated that , if the Tories were the biggest party in a hung Parliament , Mr Major would draw up a programme of legislation and put it to the vote in Parliament rather than seeking any formal deal with the Liberal Democrats or Ulster Unionists . |
| 19 | Colleagues , motion one seven five is being accepted , I put it to the vote , all those in favour ? |
| 20 | Put it to the vote , and let's get on with it . |
| 21 | Then the Scots raided down from the borders and put it to the torch . |
| 22 | Are there any questions of this erm resolution before I put it to the meeting ? |
| 23 | ‘ We fuel cells have done our best You really put us to the test Exhausted now the charge is done Replace it with another one ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Do you wish to put me to the test ? ’ |
| 25 | Parapsychologists have always complained that they did n't get enough funding , Randi says , so this was an ideal opportunity to put them to the test . |
| 26 | But if you 'd like to put them to the test , we 've put together a list as a brief explanation os some skin care jargon and products that incorporate the latest technology . |
| 27 | A worthwhile longer-term project , which gets closer to the heart of the matter , is therefore to begin to unearth these injunctions , to bring them to light , and to put them to the test of rational and empirical scrutiny . |
| 28 | He came into the room with a broad grin on his face and could hardly wait to tell me that not only had he managed to approach several people at work and ask them questions , but that he had decided to put himself to the test over the last few days and had , in fact , gone up to complete strangers in the street to ask them the time . |
| 29 | It seemed like an excellent opportunity to put himself to the test , see if his reflexes were as finely honed as they had been in the old days . |
| 30 | He found it worth while to put himself to the trouble of finishing touches . |