Example sentences of "he put [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He put two ashtrays full of smouldering butts either side of the field of combat , and sprinkled a few drops of fuel from his lighter on each . |
| 2 | Then he put two fingers into his mouth and whistled . |
| 3 | Just , yeah well he , he put two springs into the top oven of my cooker and which erm , he , even he admits really has n't made one |
| 4 | He put two earthenware mugs on the table and calmly took the pins from her hair . |
| 5 | He left the corner and trekked a few blocks east until he found a bar , where he put two bourbons down his throat , and wished to his core that alcohol and not the opposite sex had been his addiction . |
| 6 | He put two spoonfuls of tea into the teapot , then poured in the scalding water from the kettle . |
| 7 | By the next dawn Isambard had the news for which he had been waiting ; and the following night he put two parties across the Severn , one upstream from them and one down , and converged upon their hiding-place from either end of the ridge . |
| 8 | He put one elbow on the stage itself and stared straight at John . |
| 9 | He put one foot on the bottom step and prepared to ascend . |
| 10 | Then quickly he put one leg over the body , gripping the shoulders between his thighs and the ram stood still , its head drooping sullenly . |
| 11 | You heard about the eh education secretary 's faux pas somebody from Jack section , he , he 's apparently he slipped up er , and said right and Jack said to him I was to tell the education authorities suggest that you do when the education er clerk turn to Mr and said you are just , streaming is when he put one child in the same group for all subjects , setting is when there in different groups according to their ability , so you could be a Maths set A or an English set B , awkward is n't it ? |
| 12 | Doyle 's eyes narrowed and as he put one hand to his face the other slid dangerously to his jacket pocket . |
| 13 | He put one hand over his mouth , then drew it slowly down over his throat onto his chest . |
| 14 | He put one hand against the wall , close enough to touch a strand of her hair which had pulled free from the cap , and he imprisoned her in that dark corner . |
| 15 | He put one hand out , feeling for a table ; he found what felt like one , and then a long cold metal stem . |
| 16 | He put one hand in his jacket pocket . |
| 17 | He put one hand out ; she put out hers and gripped his forearm , looked up briefly and made a noise which might have been " thanks " , and went on working at the strap of her shoe . |
| 18 | He put one hand on her thigh . |
| 19 | He put one hand on the eagle , straightened a little . |
| 20 | He put one hand on mine . |
| 21 | In the morning he put one replacement and two experienced men in each flight . |
| 22 | He put one arm around Jack 's waist and the other , after a barely discernible pause , around Maurice 's . |
| 23 | He put one arm about her shoulders . |
| 24 | Then he put ten flags to the east of the depot — each flag half a kilometre from the next — and ten flags to the west . |
| 25 | He put three mugs on a tray and poured coffee so that he would have something to do when he went into the living-room . |
| 26 | He put three times . |
| 27 | He put three slices of bread and some sultanas into a polythene bag . |
| 28 | He put 3,600 miles on the ocean clock in four years |
| 29 | He puts four books of matches into his pocket as well . |
| 30 | They are invisible to humans , although a child born on a Sunday may glimpse them if he puts one foot inside a fairy ring . |