Example sentences of "[conj] he [modal v] put the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Does not the right hon. Gentleman believe that that is too high a price to ask the people of Britain to pay in order that he may put the divisions of the Conservative party before this country 's long-term prosperity ?
2 ‘ I bet Behra that he would put the car on pole at Monaco in 1958 , ’ says Rudd , ‘ and he did .
3 You can explain to him about your system and he 'll put the books back where he found them . ’
4 ‘ We never use these drawers , if he 'd put the light on instead of feeling around in the dark he 'd have found that out immediately . ’
5 It was a hundred and fifty thousand pounds last year , a hundred fifty po thousand this year and whether he will put the breaks on it next year cos he needs the money , I do n't know .
6 When he 'd put the phone down , Rachel asked .
7 And when he 'd put the envelope down to put a stamp on it — ‘ Face upwards , Shirley ! ’ — why , she could n't help noticing who it was addressed to , now could she ?
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