Example sentences of "put [adv] a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Although she is now slim , Liz confesses to a terrible struggle with her weight , which makes peasant-style clothes , such as Monsoon 's glorious Tibetan embroidered skirt ( see page 16 ) particularly good for her : ‘ I put on a great deal of weight after the twins were born , and when I started diving , it became very obvious because fat floats , so you have to balance your weight with extra diving weights .
2 On my third shelf , I had put all my puppets and they put on a small puppet show for me .
3 I want that put on a net list .
4 You put on a good front , and appear to others as an outgoing person .
5 I put on a tremendous act .
6 The girls put on a classy act .
7 yeah , so anyway erm , he bought the car in to tell me that , garage down here , five hundred and forty eight pound labour right and that was put on another wing , save repairing the wing , put a new on , so what I did with mine is , I put on a new wing , right , and reduced the labour by sixty five quid to four hundred and five , I make plenty on the parts
8 when you want to put in highlights at the end of your painting , the paint will tend to sink in each time you put on a pale colour if the paper is still damp .
9 Yeah but I 'm not I 'm going home and put on a different pair of shoes though .
10 I put on a clean collar and go along , happy just to observe .
11 Do not use butter , creams or lotions , but put on a clean dressing instead .
12 I put on a clean pair of socks .
13 put on a clean pair clean pair of jeans .
14 Put on a fresh pot of coffee , Sindy , ’ Tammuz called .
15 Young players put on a fine display
16 And Jani Allan — although she lost her libel case — put on a fine show of brittle , asexual sophistication in a cream linen suit and austere black blouse .
17 Two hundred young people were set a challenge — put on a full-scale opera , using nothing but rubbish to make the props and scraps of material to create the costumes .
18 Stealing the show on Sunday ( the 40th anniversary of the prototype Vulcan VX770 's first flight ) and Monday was Vulcan B.2 XH558 , which put on a stupendous display , and quite rightly was awarded the trophy for the most meritorious display .
19 Put on a white tie and try to think it is your wedding . ’
20 Put on a happy face .
21 I was then put on a waiting list to see the back specialist at the local hospital .
22 And there 's no telling quite what they will do … some nights they put on a full stage show , other times there may be a game or a sing song to join in with … but whatever the day , whatever the time there 's one thing you wo n't be at Tropicana , and that 's bored !
23 ‘ I put on a light foundation and , using earthy browns , subtly highlighted Fiona 's eyes and shaded in her lips with an amber-coloured lipstick . ’
24 ‘ When you put on a magic show for the people up there . ’
25 And he reported it and the put on a double watch that night .
26 Newspaper staff put on a brave face .
27 Researchers at Atlanta 's Emory University claim brides put on an extra 5lbs in the weeks before marriage .
28 The police and the majority of defendants put on an arrogant front .
29 They questioned a lot of people , especially the women , each one of whom put on an innocent face and answered :
30 Sjahrir and his colleague Amir Sjarifuddin were designated formateurs ; in Dutch constitutional terms , those who put together a new government .
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