Example sentences of "put [adv prt] [art] [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Aunt Margaret told her to dress herself in her nicest dress and Melanie put on a dress she had never worn in her uncle 's house , a best dress from the old days , dark green corduroy with lace at the neck . |
| 2 | Veronica put down the knife she was using to butter a muffin , and looked at her . |
| 3 | The gardener , with deliberation , put down the spade he held , and took one long step to circle the obstruction between them . |
| 4 | Fred put down the boot he was polishing and got up from his chair . |
| 5 | She put down the slice she already had , and looked at the plate . |
| 6 | He chuckled to himself , put down the cup he 'd been drinking the water from , wiped his lips . |
| 7 | Franco put down the glass he had been drying and wrapped the towel round his bare arm . |
| 8 | He put down the plate he was carrying , spun round on his heel and surveyed Havvie leisurely . |
| 9 | He leant right across the table now , to push Annie 's spoon back to her , and Carolyn put down the apple she was peeling to stroke the hollow in the back of his neck . |
| 10 | Back at the games table he sat down in his straight-backed chair and stared across at Ajayi , who put down the slate she was studying . |
| 11 | In his extremity he put down the punch he could not hold steadily , and began to handle the half-shaped blocks of stone , dragging them forward and turning them to the light . |
| 12 | Used to be when a carpenter put up a door he put up a door . |