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 . |