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Example sentences of "[verb] and put a " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	It often pays the artist to try and put a ceiling figure on these expenses .
2	Secretan arrived at the same conclusion : ‘ It is scarcely to be wondered at that youthful craving for variety and excitement sometimes leads gangs of boys to try and put a little colour into their leisure hours in ways which lead to conflict with authority or to degradation of character .
3	It is very important indeed to ensure that the staff of G C H Q are not subject to potential conflicts of interest and as I said earlier the Prime Minister and I listened for some considerable time to the s to er to the points put forward by the trade unions to see whether or not that overriding er national objective could be maintained but we were not convinced , we were not convinced that erm the trade unions could overcome those potential conflicts of interest and it behoves ill the party opposite to try and put a different gloss on the fact that we in this country thanks to our legislation , have put harmony in place of strife and we are not prepared to allow the opposition to put that major achievement at risk .
4	She winced and put a hand to her head .
5	There was a copper canopy over it and Alain bent and put a light to the logs that were already there .
6	He stopped and put a hand on Corbett 's shoulder .
7	Her father came and put a hand on her shoulder .
8	Then she realized what she had said and put a hand over her mouth in consternation .
9	Do you ever cheat and put a little of cornflour
10	so I had to go and put a thread on and put it in , it in another place
11	And she laughed her laugh , that shocking laugh which turned heads and caused her to blush and put a hand over her naked mouth .
12	Doone nodded and put a question mark after his name also .
13	He nodded and put a consoling arm around her shoulder .
14	Bob Calder grinned and put a steadying hand on her arm just as Nicolo reached them .
15	P. P. Sometimes , when we were going in at night , when it was wet , we would try and put a mac on and slip down to A Division parade room — hang the mac up quick and dive into your coat .
16	It 's an offence to send such stuff and we 'd certainly try and put a stop to it . ’
17	And they went and put a poky little old football club in won this well of course they everybody !
18	Yes , exactly , I 've spent time in Russia , this guy went and put a model in these situations .
19	He did n't give us any choice , he just went and put a record on .
20	stop worrying about you know , losing any try and put a couple of pounds on if you ca n't then come to us and we 'll find out what 's wrong
21	yeah , well with the on the van as well , so he try and put a bit more you know , and they say well they do the same , they used to have a
22	The Sierra 's passenger door had opened , a man had emerged and put a rifle to his shoulder .
23	Amy said : 'Look , if you 're not going to help with these envelopes you might as well go and put a new washer on that tap .
24	I said to him you just do n't go and put a child in the unit because she is a troublemaker .
25	She was not very much surprised to see him on his feet and opening the door , but when he swayed and put a hand on the wall to steady himself she was unable to prevent her own hand going out towards him .
26	Frigging around instead of facing up to where the bloody wife had gone and putting a stop to it at once .
27	Mm Go and put a jumper on I think .
28	Yeah , and then go and put a in the paper .
29	Great waves of pain assailed her heart and she gasped and put a hand to her breast .
30	Within groups — collections of individuals , with no special ties with each other , grew into closely-knit groups ; the group climate changed from being play-orientated to work orientated , and leadership tended to become more autocratic ; each group became more highly structured and put a much greater emphasis on loyalty and conformity .