Example sentences of "put on the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ That depends on exactly what definition you put on the word lover . ’
2 Put on the cloak . ’
3 ‘ Now — ’ he turned to Sophie ‘ — will you hold it , please , and keep up the tension while I put on the plaster ?
4 That tone is your successful switching tone , you will get that with most of the facilities that you put on the system , just to let you know that it 's worked alright .
5 The category into which particular losses are put will depend on the value we put on the interests which the governmental action in question has interfered with , weighed against the value we put on the end which the governmental action was designed to serve .
6 We put on the billy and head for a coffee and warm , pausing at the tent entrance to brush off the snow that is heaped on our jackets and hoods .
7 No it 's four hundred gallons , it 's , it 's , it 's , they do n't like to take any more than that because of the , the weight of water , it 's quite heavy er although they have one special equipment here again one of these roll-on roll-off ones , which is a water tank equipment , and er it carries about a thousand gallons or two thousand gallons of water , er in a tank , water tank and that if you are very short of water will be sent on as well to boost up water supplies in a particular area , so erm that was another one of these pods that we , we designed and , and put on the run .
8 Now the areas that I 've identified are the same ones as I put on the board last week .
9 And er we were on that for about an hour or so and then they got rid of the the badly injured were taken off then and put on the Therris it 's support vessel that was Just happened to be there at the time .
10 I put on the wireless and heard the news that King George VI had died .
11 Viewing through the camera , I put on the brush strokes with artist 's acrylic gel which has the benefit of being water based , so allowing changes to be easily made where necessary .
12 His tale was verified by another member of the party Hawick 's B international hooker Jim Hay , who recounted that his fellow Teri , Jim Renwick , had been so intent on chasing and tackling the electrifyingly quick Eric Rush that he had failed to notice a helicopter land on the pitch and it was only when they felt the down-draft from the rotor blades that they put on the anchors .
13 That night the air in the basement room became so thick it was like inhaling the black tar they put on the road .
14 Having in mind my own South Thames TEC in south London , does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that the acceptance , success and street credibility of the TECs have been greatly enhanced by the emphasis that they put on the enterprise element of their make-up ?
15 That gives you an idea of the mark-up that the retailers put on the garment , which I do n't blame them for , they 've got their problems , I 've got mine .
16 and it also depends what 's in Ecstasy cos people put all sorts of shit into Ecstasy nowadays , you know , they just , you know there 's like R Rataseed and y you know , stuff that you put on the lawn and , you know cos it , it 's cheap is n't it ?
17 put on the honour board .
18 The , the Imperial Ai Airways had just er they had just received four big planes er which they put on the Paris er route .
19 ‘ They obviously thought I was doing terribly badly at that time and were very pleased at how well they had rigged me out … until I put on the mac .
20 I put on the towelling bathrobe and went back into the bedroom .
21 The cards have got ta be firmly put on the table .
22 Where you ever put on the landing ?
23 Well when we come when we co put on the boat they stop and drop me off up Malta .
24 Put on , put on the throttle Derek .
25 ‘ That vase of flowers I put on the dining room windowsill has been moved . ’
26 That 's why I put on the weight , I just stand there all day you see got a load them in and press the button that 's all I do all day , I do n't move !
27 That 's that 's like erm when we had a new girl once we put on the card BANW banw .
28 Put on the spot like that she was n't honestly sure of the true response .
29 put on the cooker , cook 'em
30 The thing is , we ordered it went back in the afternoon and it was cut and put on the side , I had to have it did n't I ?
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