Example sentences of "put down [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put down a bit less than I had been drinking . |
| 2 | If you put down a deposit and the firm goes bankrupt , you 'll become one of the many unsecured creditors who wait for their share-out from the receiver . |
| 3 | I am sharply aware of every move I make , each crack of sound as I put down a cup , each dull ring as I move a spoon , each splash of water , squeak of the tap , thud of my shoe on the floor . |
| 4 | Blissfully unaware that I had no obligation to sign any agreement , I put down a ten-pound deposit the same afternoon . |
| 5 | Labour MPs put down a motion in the House of Commons calling for the removal from office of the president of the NIRC for ‘ political prejudice and partiality ’ . |
| 6 | In 1815 the authorities put down a rebellion by landless Dutch-speaking colonials and mismanaged the execution of convicted ringleaders . |
| 7 | Well , then how do you explain the night I put down a copy of Viz , turned on the telly , and settled in for what I thought would be a programme of smart , irreverent comedy ? |
| 8 | Although we are now debating a piece of works legislation , it represents a major reform of parliamentary procedure , so I put down a marker at this stage to the effect that the Minister should be more forthcoming in considering whether we should have new procedures for dealing with orders . |
| 9 | As Reid and I put down the cases we were carrying , Reid uncorked the bottle and offered me a shot of whisky . |
| 10 | ‘ Put down the poker . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Put down the poker . ’ |
| 12 | He then put down the instruments and held up powerful hands . |
| 13 | I find I am lost for words : put down the telephone , but not before a woman snatches the phone and says , ‘ Who 's that ? |
| 14 | ‘ Put down the knife , erh tzu ! |
| 15 | We just put down the size of the ad the advertiser the practice the town . |
| 16 | They 've come and put down the fairways and greens without regard for existing rights of way . |
| 17 | A small boy in pyjamas put down the basket he was weaving and looked at the face for a second or two , then turned back to his basket . |
| 18 | When O put down the phone at the end of this first call , he did not know how to say goodbye to Boy ; he did not know what name to use . |
| 19 | I put down the phone slowly . |
| 20 | I put down the phone . |
| 21 | They put down the wheelbarrow . |
| 22 | I put down the shafts and waved with my straw hat . |
| 23 | I put down the Mail , opened the Telegraph and found the same tale , though told in less lurid terms . |
| 24 | It 's what they put down the lavatory to disinfect the pan only they give it another name . ’ |
| 25 | hello , hi Matt , alright I did an absolute steamer , excellent , did it really well , it only took me an hour and ten minutes it took me an hour and ten minutes I have n't no I knew , I knew vaguely , knew vaguely enough I mean I have , perfect question came up just describe er the youths portrayed in the er book and there was only two , there was the main character who I got most of the stuff from , from what Katie told me and the rest was the other bloke was called Carston Corsalius and basically all we knew about him was he fancied this other one , the main character , and erm was a journalist , that was it ah put it in nine times , no , I , I do n't know what it means eh , er Matt did n't come in , er a bit of a shame could n't no yeah , what did you really want ? or was that it ? yeah yeah , fixed , flexible and managed yes fixed , flex , fixed , flexible and managed oh right yeah , yeah , yeah , yeah , do n't they and er advantages and disadvantages of indirect tax was , untax and direct was the other one , you know it indirect taxes yes yeah I ca n't remember , I really ca n't remember , like a colour yeah , you wan na know both of those , I 'd , I , I could n't remember all of demand pull , I put down the wage , price , wage spiral or the waged price spiral , that 's a stinker that is , that 's a beauty , I put that down , its ' a beaut , that 's my best diagram and I did three diagram' in four essays I hate doing diagram' yeah he 's here now , we 're about to go for a quick drink like , he says he 's been revising all day so erm , and I shall , I shall brief him , just as you would expect , I shall tell him all he needs I do n't , I do n't want to leave him in the lurch okay see you in French yeah , bye , bye , bye |
| 26 | It 's the block that goes in the middle , when you put down the clamp pushes that along . |
| 27 | She sipped at her coffee again , then put down the cup and propped her head on her hand . |
| 28 | Put down the secateurs , and use long-handled pruning loppers — the type made by Wilkinson Sword are as essential to rose-growers as secateurs . |
| 29 | If you put down the example I I actually marked the example but then I realized going back through the book that obviously the example was given for you there anyway . |
| 30 | I put down the receiver , overcome by emotion at hearing that voice again , unchanged . |