Example sentences of "[adv] to put [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She tore her eyes away from his and pushed through the crowd , wanting only to put a great distance between herself and Lucenzo . |
| 2 | This inspired a mini revival by the Quakers and John Weldon hit the post at the other end , with Peter Lentinue following up only to put a simple chance wide of the post . |
| 3 | The assault on Labour 's tax policies appeared to miss its target ; the Tories ’ handling of Labour 's controversial election broadcast on the health service served only to put the NHS at the forefront of the campaign ; and Mr Major and his advisers seemed uncertain how he should be presented . |
| 4 | Up to that point , reviews had been consistently agreeable and a touch of dissent was long overdue , if only to put the previous flattering write-ups into perspective . |
| 5 | To question him in detail and endeavour to reconcile his answers , to closet him with accountants and sharp practitioners learned in the wiles of insolvency and bankruptcy , was only to put the case out at compound interest of incomprehensibility . |
| 6 | The problem for the hungry animal is to distinguish the former from the latter , and only to put the edible things in its mouth . |
| 7 | In England , also , complaints of the difficulty of finding capable diplomats can be heard until far into the eighteenth century ; and many agreed to serve only to put the government under a moral obligation to find some acceptable post for them at home on their return . |
| 8 | The Communists have climbed on the bandwagon , but only to put the brakes on . |
| 9 | Odours offensive enough to put a cat into full retreat are rare . |
| 10 | When you come to ( ii ) , ( iii ) and the rest , it will be easy enough to put a back reference , if necessary , to your previous discussion of the case . |
| 11 | It 's safe enough to put a bit of speed on from here . ’ |
| 12 | The final circuit dropped Marrs back to 14th while Barthelsson had worked his way steadily up from 12th after one lap to 4th at the finish , a systematic climb through the top of the fleet but not enough to put a Swede in the top three placings , the initial group ( except Marrs ) not having changed throughout the race . |
| 13 | Enough to put a ring round the church . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I was n't quite brave enough to put the champagne in the fridge on election night , ’ said Edmund Vestey , chairman of the Campaign for Hunting . |
| 15 | But if I were a free agent , I think what I 'd do now is keep Rainbow hammering away at this lost cause just long enough to put the wind up those damned smug ben Issachars . |
| 16 | Observers did not deem them serious enough to put the election results into question , and the UDF , which had described the elections as dishonest and unfair on June 14 , issued a statement on June 22 supporting the Central Electoral Commission . |
| 17 | ‘ All that has happened to me has helped open my eyes and I am still young enough to put the past firmly behind me . ’ |
| 18 | We have not yet resolved all the detail but I should tell you about the key aspects of these changes so that we can go forward together to put the new arrangements successfully in place . |
| 19 | In truth , as I mean to tell Her Grace , he means very soon to put an end to your captivity . ’ |
| 20 | In truth , as I mean to tell Her Grace , he means very soon to put an end to your captivity . |
| 21 | To his credit , Parrott ignored the 16 points loss and nibbled away to put a game on the scoreboard by a 73–48 margin . |
| 22 | ‘ There 's a tendency just to put the manuals on-line , ’ says Barford . |
| 23 | It is very rarely sufficient just to put the product on the table and expect the photographer to get on with photographing it . |
| 24 | R : in those days + when we were young + there was no local fire engine here + it was just a two-wheeled trolley which was kept in the borough + in the borough eh store down on James Street + and whenever a fire broke out + it was just a question of whoever saw the fire first yelling ‘ Fire ’ + and the nearest people ran for the trolley and how they got on with it goodness knows + nobody was trained in its use + anyway everybody knew to go for the trolley + well + when we were children + we used to use this taw [ t– : ] + it smouldered furiously + black thick smoke came from it and we used to get it burning + and then go to a letter box and just keep blowing + open the letter box + and just keep blowing the smoke in + you see + till you 'd fill up the lower part of the house with nothing but smoke + there was no fire + but just fill it up with smoke + just to put the breeze up + just as a joke + and then of course + when somebody would open a window or a door the smoke would come pouring out + and then + everybody was away then for the trolley + we just stood and watched all of them + + |
| 25 | And just to put the icing on the cake he has named it Black Forest Chateau . |
| 26 | Just to put the coffin into the house , the would n't have to take a window out to put the coffin in |
| 27 | Just to put the clips on them . |
| 28 | That 's just to put the water in to put your urine in you see . |
| 29 | Both the Christian Democrats and the Socialists , long the leading partnership of Italian government , tried yesterday to put a brave face on their poor showing . |
| 30 | INCONSISTENT Ian Woosnam ironed out his flaws yesterday to put a stranglehold on the Volvo German Open . |