Example sentences of "put on a [adj] " 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 | Put on a nice big apron and wash your hands and then I 'll show you how to do it . ’ |
| 5 | You put on a good front , and appear to others as an outgoing person . |
| 6 | I put on a tremendous act . |
| 7 | The girls put on a classy act . |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | I put on a dark grey suit with a fine stripe , a grey woollen tie and a soft white shirt . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I put on a different one each time I get up . |
| 12 | Yeah but I 'm not I 'm going home and put on a different pair of shoes though . |
| 13 | I put on a clean pair of socks . |
| 14 | I put on a clean collar and go along , happy just to observe . |
| 15 | Do not use butter , creams or lotions , but put on a clean dressing instead . |
| 16 | put on a clean pair clean pair of jeans . |
| 17 | ‘ Put on a fresh pot of coffee , Sindy , ’ Tammuz called . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Young players put on a fine display |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | But I put on a bright new grin . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ Put on a white tie and try to think it is your wedding . ’ |
| 24 | Put on a happy face . |
| 25 | I was then put on a waiting list to see the back specialist at the local hospital . |
| 26 | 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 ! |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ When you put on a magic show for the people up there . ’ |
| 29 | And he reported it and the put on a double watch that night . |
| 30 | Newspaper staff put on a brave face . |