Example sentences of "put up a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | God , it 's simple to understand , a child could do it , but old Mike has to put up a resistance to everything . |
| 2 | Nicandra put up a hand to the loose hairpins in her bun , and looked rather miserable . |
| 3 | Hotspur put up a hand to the furred collar of his cloak , and let it slide from his shoulders ; and like a silent and attentive valet the girl came gliding out of the shadows and took it from him . |
| 4 | Unconsciously she put up a hand to that fatal head of hair , and her fingers , coming into contact with the enveloping white cap , brought her a sobering thought . |
| 5 | Disconcerted , Sarella put up a hand to her earrings . |
| 6 | She looked back at him , her mouth slightly tilted in a half-smile , and put up a finger to lightly trace the outline of his mouth . |
| 7 | ‘ We 'll put up a statue to you , Mary . ’ |
| 8 | The old stone walls closed about her , so that at times it seemed to be suffocatingly hot , and she found herself putting up a hand to her throat . |