Example sentences of "to put on a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , regardless of how she felt , she had to put on a good face . |
| 2 | He is an experienced manager and he knows that if a player is sitting on the treatment table for two or three weeks they are bound to put on a few pounds . ’ |
| 3 | You could afford to put on a few pounds . ’ |
| 4 | Having taken a change of clothes and underwear to the beach with her , she was able to put on a fresh dress before tucking the children into bed . |
| 5 | Do I have to put on a special overall or something ? |
| 6 | Susan , a part-time school cook , then had to put on a brave face for a holiday in Spain with her children Emma , 10 and Jonathon , 13 . |
| 7 | And he had to put on a brave face as he manned the tombola stall at a primary school Christmas bazaar where his children Adam , seven , and five-year-old Amber were among the revellers . |
| 8 | I had to put on a brave face and try to show him that I was not worried , but when he appeared I was shocked at how much he had changed even in such a short time . |
| 9 | I suppose parents have to put on a brave face . |
| 10 | For Kirsty 's sake she had to put on a bright face . |