Example sentences of "she put [adv] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She put away the car , quietly locked the garage door and stood for a few moments looking out over the valley .
2 As she put away the cutlery and was so sorry for herself , she found it made things easier if she dramatised them .
3 She drew in her breath at the simplicity of it , wondering why she had n't thought of it before , and it excited her so much she put forward the suggestion without stopping to think if it was wise .
4 and she put on the back of this one she was thankful that at least I 'd managed this time to get the mark in the area where it should have been in the first
5 She put on the light .
6 In an instant Fabia was wide awake and , with a drumming heart , she put on the light .
7 A college for women had been Mrs Reid 's dream from childhood , and in 1849 she put up the money to found Bedford College , hoping for hundreds of applications but in fact receiving at first only a few dozen , including those of her own friends .
8 She sniffed as she put down the parcel of books and took off her gloves , and sniffed again as Maxie sank back on his bench , relieved that his beautiful black Cadillac was intact .
9 Then she put down the hairbrush and inspected her countenance .
10 Nervously she put down the hairbrush , turned out the side-lamp and slid into the cold sheets , fully expecting to sleep immediately .
11 She put down the candle and left it burning there .
12 She put down the phone .
13 Stealthily again she put down the phone .
14 They said goodbye and she put down the phone .
15 She put down the phone and rushed back in to Lizzy .
16 ‘ I do n't know why you 're laughing , ’ said my mother coldly as she put down the phone ;
17 She put down the phone and tried to wipe the smile from her face .
18 Melissa smiled fondly as she put down the phone .
19 Although what that could possibly be , I have no idea , Melissa thought to herself as she put down the phone .
20 There was a lump in her throat as she put down the phone .
21 As she put down the phone , Melissa wondered what garbled version of their conversation would appear in the columns of the Gazette that evening .
22 She put down the phone and turned back to Jamie .
23 He was non-committal about her chances of complete recovery , and Sara felt a little sick and uneasy when she put down the phone .
24 As she put down the phone , her brain was working overtime .
25 She put down the bread knife and rested her hands on the table .
26 And she put down the telephone .
27 She put down the receiver and roared ‘ Dana ! ’
28 The engaged tone bleeping in Robyn 's ear confirmed the good sense of this judgement , but she put down the receiver reluctantly .
29 She put down the receiver abruptly and went into the kitchen .
30 There was a quiet period while she put down the receiver and wrote her notes .
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