Example sentences of "put on [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Bobby McMillan assisted by Irene Neilson , rolled up his trouser legs , put on a tartan apron , scarf and beret , and squeezed a set of pipes improvised from flag pins , a pen and rolled up napkins , to demonstrate ! |
| 2 | Una Kyne , the executive services manager , put on a memorable meal and even had to make arrangements for 15 chauffeur driven cars to be given access . |
| 3 | She put on a great act , pretending to be heartbroken and begging for a chance to restart our relationship , but shortly after she 'd gained access to the apartment there was a phone call . |
| 4 | He and cross-town rival John Pearce , of Wellington , put on a great scrap which Mett seemed to have just won . |
| 5 | And Blundell put on a great performance , fending off the Mercedes until both were caught by Schumacher . |
| 6 | And then the multi-lingual Entertainment Team put on a great show . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd like to set your wrist and put on a small plaster , which will take a little time to dry . |
| 8 | Police said : ‘ It 's a good job we got to him before he lost his hair , put on a frilly collar and developed total mastery of Elizabethan England . |
| 9 | And Piers saw himself being seen and put on a clever sort of don't-mind-us smile . |
| 10 | The royals will try to shrug off their problems and put on a good show for Margaret . |
| 11 | Thérèse put on a joyous smile , skipped up to the sofa to kiss her mother . |
| 12 | His cap he put on a vacant coat hook . |
| 13 | At the agreed hour I reported to the Endoscopy Unit of the London Clinic , was shown into a small room , told to undress and put on a blue shift , then lie down on a mobile bed . |
| 14 | I look at their mouths and their hands , put on a prim expression and think about them having me in bed . |
| 15 | The Iraqi opposition put on a credible show of unity in Beirut . |
| 16 | The magistrate put on a black cap , a three-cornered piece of silk . |
| 17 | He put on a cool cotton grey shirt and loose cotton slacks . |
| 18 | Label the pot and put on a cool bench or in a cold frame . |
| 19 | To thwart that , Koch 's America syndicate put on a new keel and removed ballast from the namesake boat , using the mid-series mode-change permitted under the barter agreement reached with Conner . |
| 20 | Someone got up and put on a Pink Floyd album . |
| 21 | Long gone were the days when an actor could , like Paul Muni , have his hair powdered and his face lined , and put on a wavering voice and a stoop to represent ageing . |
| 22 | The Company put on a special workman 's train to carry these men morning and evening , picking up at Roade and Castlethorpe , the latter two serving as pick up points for Hanslope , Yardley Gobion and Potterspury men . |
| 23 | Cecil put on a lopsided smirk and giggled in his silly way . |
| 24 | He even outstripped Michael Crawford , who performed Gethsemane from Jesus Christ Superstar , and Barry Manilow , who put on a faultless showpiece . |
| 25 | She put on a passable imitation of a BBC accent . |
| 26 | He had a quick wash and shave , put on a clean shirt and hurried out to his car . |
| 27 | Instead , there will be attempts to paper over the chasms and put on a united front for the sake of appearances . |
| 28 | With a hopeless shrug of resignation she hurriedly put on a slim linen dress , which she had only thrown into her case at the last minute . |
| 29 | She 'd left her bed , gone through to the lounge , put on a single lamp , and made the call . |
| 30 | And Newton himself exudes the confidence of someone who has just had a shave and put on a fresh shirt . |