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

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1 I put on a tremendous act .
2 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 .
3 I put on a dark grey suit with a fine stripe , a grey woollen tie and a soft white shirt .
4 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
5 I put on a clean pair of socks .
6 I put on a clean collar and go along , happy just to observe .
7 I put on a different one each time I get up .
8 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 . ’
9 But I put on a bright new grin .
10 Concentrating on maintaining a foothold on rocks worn smooth by winter torrents , I put up a startled grouse that exploded into flight .
11 So I put down a hundred thousand in cash and took out an eighty-thousand mortgage . ’
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