Example sentences of "put his [noun sg] on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lawrence put his money on the islanders : ‘ In the end , the strange , sinister spirit of the place … will smash our mechanical oneness into smithereens . ’ |
| 2 | The Pakistan seamer put his money on the table and said : ‘ The fact is we have nothing to hide , and I think it is more than coincidence that all the complaints have come after England have lost . |
| 3 | He put his case on the sidewalk and paid the driver , then he looked over his shoulder . |
| 4 | ‘ The ‘ ot dog on the plate was good when he put his dick on the paper plate with all the other ‘ ot dogs and put salad cream and … |
| 5 | He put his briefcase on the desk . |
| 6 | Craig McGrugan put his name on the score sheet twice and Jonathan Kennedy got the other . |
| 7 | In the car , my colleague put his elbow on the wheel and drove with his chin cupped in his hands . |
| 8 | The year she died Sir Walter Raleigh was in South America , on his last ill-fated search for Eldorado : he had , like many of his contemporaries , quite literally put his life on the line to find this worldly paradise . |
| 9 | The history books will list the world records , Olympic title and the record number of sub four-minute miles , but that alone does n't do justice to the man who consistently put his reputation on the line , changed our notions on the possible longevity of a miler 's career and who , I believe , was the inspiration that heralded the greatest decade in the history of British middle distance running . |
| 10 | See World Champion Macho Man Randy Savage put his belt on the line in the main event against The Ultimate Warrior . |
| 11 | And he actually put his watch on the table , and sat back in his chair , closing his eyes . |
| 12 | As he put his foot on the doorstep , a young man seemed to jostle him — it was young McCulloch from Weem , the sulky handsome lad with the curly head — why had he come hanging about here instead of hearing his own man preach in Weem ? |
| 13 | Philip put his foot on the ledge and his hands on the window and wriggled through . |
| 14 | He pushed open the door and , as he put his foot on the first step , experienced a revelation comparable to that undergone by Newton in the orchard or Archimedes in his bath . |
| 15 | This was as elementary as his lesson to Hoomey : from the side of the bath he put his foot on the back of Jazz 's head as he came to the side , and stepped in , taking Jazz 's head with him , forcing in abrupt and most accomplished somersault . |
| 16 | He put his foot on the accelerator and surged across the street in Anfield , Liverpool . |
| 17 | Tony had seen the four standing dejectedly on the street corner and he put his foot on the brake pedal , bringing the vehicle to a shuddering halt . |
| 18 | He put his foot on the accelerator and dipped his headlights . |
| 19 | He put his foot on the accelerator and the taxi shot forward . |
| 20 | He put his foot on the accelerator , he wanted to get there . |
| 21 | He put his foot on the first step and paused , listening . ’ |
| 22 | Georg slammed the door shut , climbed back into the driver 's seat , started the engine , and put his foot on the accelerator even before his father was properly in . |
| 23 | He saw a car turning left , tried to move out of the way , put his foot on the brake and then the accelerator went down as well . |
| 24 | Dana would fall asleep immediately he put his head on the pillow , and after a while I had to try to extract myself from his embrace . |
| 25 | Goscelin says that he put his crown on the Winchester crucifix when he had supremacy over four kingdoms . |
| 26 | Less than twenty-four hours ago he 'd have laughed , put his pension on the fact that there was n't a man alive that she was afraid of . |
| 27 | Prentice leaned forward and put his mug on the table . |
| 28 | He hesitated , then put his arm on the man 's shoulders . |
| 29 | ( 2 ) The king put his seal on the letter . |
| 30 | Marcus put his cup on the floor , snatched a biscuit from the plate and held it absently between finger and thumb . |