Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] [modal v] put [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Searching round for where she 'd put her champagne glass , she discovered it on a wrought-iron table behind her . |
| 2 | Council house tenants in the Marske area can now take advantage of a drop-in centre each Friday at the housing information centre in Marske Leisure Centre , where they can put their housing problems . |
| 3 | So , you 're putting her on hold , yes , so you can put your handset down . |
| 4 | But if I can put my thinking erm on the floor first , it seems to me that vacant Normal vacancies as Mr has described them , are a function of people moving from one house to another . |
| 5 | What I do is , I roll a towel up and that , and put , take them down on t' beach , you know , cos I could put my purse in and that . |
| 6 | Pundits reckon he has his sights on at least two other UK concerns , and if you can put your finger on them before he pounces , you will make a killing . |
| 7 | Let's go and have a chat with him and see if we can put his mind at rest . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Victoria , if it will put your mind at ease , I can assure you that Miguel Rafaelo is about as interesting to me as — as a wardrobe , or a desk — useful , but definitely lacking charisma . ’ |
| 9 | Do n't just come to us because we can put your record out . |
| 10 | Despite Hugh 's remarks about downgrading our skills and devaluing wood , we are as concerned as the professional ( possible more so ) about ‘ promoting wood … as something with its own intrinsic beauty ’ , since we can put our heart into the work without worrying about whether or not it will sell , let alone whether it will sell at an ‘ economic ’ price . |
| 11 | ‘ They 're on to us , ’ he groaned , wondering whether he should put his foot down on the accelerator instead . |
| 12 | Erlich thought that he would n't be doing anything before he 'd put his head down . |
| 13 | ‘ Spring has come ’ , people say , ‘ when you can put your foot on three daisies . ’ |
| 14 | And — despite the fact that their portraits were largely drawn by monks — they were men in a distinctively lay tradition : not for them Gerald of Aurillac 's yearning for the cloister ; though they might put their sword to the service of the church , they wielded it just as often for secular purposes and to gain renown . |
| 15 | Bunny was a young , gentle teacher though he could put his foot down when needed . |