Example sentences of "[conj] he put [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Maxmilian Frizzell had never read a book since leaving school and did not know who Lawrence was , so he put down the newspaper and took up the Car Dealer and Garageman with what dignity he could muster . |
| 2 | And he put down the phone . |
| 3 | He had , in a way , shown her the path , as Hansel did when he put down the pebbles which guided his sister and himself back home . |
| 4 | But when he put down the phone , he was wearing what Celia called his crisis face . |
| 5 | When he put down the phone , he said , " Really , sir , you make me feel that I 'm behaving like a suspect . " |
| 6 | When he put down the papers at last he looked abstracted . |
| 7 | She smiled at him as he put down the drinks . |
| 8 | ‘ He 's on his way back to the hotel , ’ Vashinov reported as he put down the phone . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've just had a quick word with Carole Meadows , ’ Ross told her as he put down the phone . |