Example sentences of "it [adj] put [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Is it possible to put life into dead things ?
2 Is it possible to put life into dead things ?
3 Find it easy to put pressure on others .
4 The couple have a home in Hollywood and a farm in Vermont , but Michael , who is widely regarded in Hollywood as a workaholic , found it hard to put family first and is now keen to produce his own films as well as act in them .
5 More important , she found it fascinating to put Monsieur de Levantiére 's advice into practice .
6 When it came to the interview he was somewhat nervous and on the defensive ( not being an old hand at it ) , and while I did my best to make him feel at ease , I felt it incumbent to put questions about the Roman Catholic Church 's teachings on divorce , homosexuality , abortion , celibacy , etc. , the answers to which I believed would be of interest to Catholics and non-Catholics alike .
7 The two men were about the same age , nearing fifty ; both were of the lean kind with strong features and over-thin lips ; both were taciturn and found it difficult to put ideas into words .
8 When asked : ‘ Why have you decided to take such a stand ? ’ he replied simply : ‘ I felt it necessary to put feet on the gospel . ’
9 If practical considerations make it desirable to put RE with another subject , then the one chosen is usually humanities or social studies , it being taken for granted that religion is an aspect of what people believe .
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