Example sentences of "[adv] put [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | If Ken had only put his mind to it he might have in the end come up with something even better . |
| 2 | ‘ Golden Opinion is pretty sensational , and Zilzal had better put his tennis shoes on in Florida — he 'll need them , ’ was the volley from the French champion jockey . |
| 3 | While reflecting current trends in language teaching , the course retains the well-tried and practised approaches that teachers have already put their trust in . |
| 4 | Ever-resourceful Ella had already put her imagination to good use by tying a suitcase with an old electric cord when no strap was to be found . |
| 5 | Yong had already put his cargo together , and we helped him supervise its loading aboard Sinar Surya . |
| 6 | And and Chris has just put his head in his hands and said I ca n't do it . |
| 7 | ‘ You 've just put your finger on it , Admiral . ’ |
| 8 | WELL , WE 'VE JUST PUT OUR MONEY … |
| 9 | I should have just put my foot down and knocked him over . |
| 10 | I 've just put my house on the market in York I 've chosen the if erm that 's that 's you know the whole taking the whole scene into consideration , but if I was in Bournemouth for instance and buying a house in York and I said I phone three or four estates agents and said , Look please send me information through the post . |
| 11 | ‘ Best put yer mackintosh on , anyways . ’ |
| 12 | I had always put my hand on that attenuated strip of iron to push the gate open . |
| 13 | Robert had once put his ear to the door during one of his colleagues ' classes and had been able to hear nothing from Class 2 but an eery silence . |
| 14 | Having been reassured on this point , he had grudgingly accepted Ellen 's explanation that she had been given leave to visit him to see how he was coping alone , and had promptly put his daughter and her companion to work . |
| 15 | Mr Lamont has also put his mark on Tory budgets for the next three years , regardless of whether he remains Chancellor . |
| 16 | He has now put his money into gold and is concentrating on saving the environment . |
| 17 | But the bass player claims that he 's now put his beer guzzling days behind him . |
| 18 | His rider dismounted to check , and unbelievably it was true ; although he had never before put his tongue over the bit . |
| 19 | He was ashamed that his mother had so accurately put her finger on where he spent his nights . |
| 20 | I 've really put my foot in it now have n't I ? |
| 21 | He had acutely put his finger upon the fact that the new tools of mass culture , television and radio , exposed the old ways of the royal household to a merciless stare from which they did not emerge well . |
| 22 | Looking again at Marcus she was horrified to see that he had again put his hand to his throat and was trembling . |
| 23 | All of which has been glued together by a not inconsiderable act of faith , since none of the principal funders — the Scottish Arts Council and Glasgow City Council are both being asked for £20,000 — has yet put its thumbprint on the relevant cheque . |