Example sentences of "to put [pron] [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there was a black kid and a white kid with equal qualifications who both went for the same job , I would have to put my money on the white kid getting the job , because we 're in a white-dominated society . |
| 2 | I THINK I MAY BE EXEMPT , DO I STILL NEED TO PUT MY NAME ON THE CANVASS FORM ? |
| 3 | I used to put my cape on the railings . |
| 4 | A NASTY SCENE the other night after I refuse to put my hand on The Bump . |
| 5 | But I soon learnt to get those cows out without messing up my nice clean cow shed , what we used to do , because wanting to get the first one out very quietly , I used to put my hand on the tail , press the tail to the backside and push her out ! |
| 6 | He then fortunately disappeared and I proceeded to put my bet on the horse , which I am happy to say romped home at forty to one . |
| 7 | I thought it was appropriate to put my neck on the line with the trade and say , ‘ I think this guy is really great and has got what it takes to be the next Lena Kennedy ’ . |
| 8 | To put my view on the record , I have read the Treaty . |
| 9 | ‘ It was so dark I could hardly see where to put my cross on the voting slip — and then I could n't get to the ballot box which was situated in a poky little office . |
| 10 | Most accounts assume it 's a director 's medium , in which the writer merely provides raw material and the producer a certain amount of logistical backup , enabling directors to put their vision on the screen . |
| 11 | But most of all , they have the determination to put their name on the trophy for the first time as a tribute to club president George Blower who tragically died at the end of a league game almost four weeks ago . |
| 12 | The imperial family is doing its best to put its stamp on the future princess . |
| 13 | With its object-oriented NeXTstep environment , the NeXT Computer System from NeXT Computer Inc is an obvious early port of call for object database vendors and Versant Object Technology Corp has announced plans to put its database on the NeXT line . |
| 14 | She has been coughing but she worked with sufficient sparkle at Lambourn on Saturday to persuade trainer Barry Hills that she is ready to put her reputation on the line . |
| 15 | Merrill bent to put her cup on the tray . |
| 16 | But we want him to put his foot on the ball and try to weigh things up . ’ |
| 17 | Lewis insisted that if he was crowned WBC champion by default he was ready to put his title on the line next spring against a British opponent — but it would n't be Frank Bruno . |
| 18 | He asked the bishop to put his name on the list for an army chaplaincy . |
| 19 | Bateman was unable to put his name on the League scorers ' list in spite of 32 appearances but he did get an important goal for Palace that season . |
| 20 | However , because Mr Knight had resigned from the county council , the party refused to put his name on the list of nominees wanting to represent Harwich . |
| 21 | If the Bosnian Serbs decided to sign , Lord Owen would jump in a car , meet Mr Karadzic on the motorway , and get him to put his signature on the document , possibly in a toll booth . |
| 22 | Dostoevsky followed the trial proceedings closely , and I think the Soviet editor is right to put his finger on the verb tolkatsya , to loaf or lounge about , which occurs in a speech by the prosecuting lawyer . |
| 23 | But Cuckney does not find it easy to put his finger on the fundamental differences between operating in the two sectors . |
| 24 | ROS bends to put his hand on the floor . |
| 25 | Let's try it again to put our trust on the line , now . |
| 26 | ‘ It is not in your nature to put your head on the block ; so much I do know . |
| 27 | ‘ I am going to put your name on the list we are drawing up , ’ he said grandiloquently . |
| 28 | According to some theorists , that 's the only way men can let down their macho defences : in blood-letting , catastrophe , a suicidal willingness to put your life on the line . |
| 29 | Now it 's a long time since I went by tube , and there 's not much you can do in the carriages except keep a handkerchief over your nose , but a useful tip is never to put your hand on the rail beside the moving staircase . |
| 30 | Boxing is harder but you do n't have to put your body on the line as often as in League . ’ |