Example sentences of "putting [adv prt] the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't worry , my dear , ’ Fagin said , putting down the knife and becoming once again the kind old gentleman . |
| 2 | These engines required much better fit of components than had Newcomen 's ; parts bought in had to fit exactly , and then those putting up the engine and its house on site required to know just what to do . |
| 3 | We helped with putting up the shelves and we filled all the bottles in each shop . |
| 4 | It was such a fuss putting up the stand and then filling and emptying the bath . |
| 5 | She laid the table in the kitchen , putting out the bread and a big bowl of dripping , and then made the cocoa . |
| 6 | It was typical of a man , thought his guest with some impatience , that he had not utilised his time by putting out the cups and saucers , milk , sugar and so on , which would be needed . |
| 7 | Kevin and his brother were putting back the whiskeys and talking about things that meant nothing to her . |