Example sentences of "[art] [noun] [conj] putting [pron] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lean forward as you rise As in the beach start , by leaning down on a straight front arm you are taking the weight off the back of the board and putting it on the mast foot . |
| 2 | ‘ And there 's some shortbread and chocolates and a jar of chicken breasts , ’ she said , taking them out of the basket and putting them on the table . |
| 3 | After rinsing the mugs and putting them away , Polly staggered through the saloon to her own cabin to fetch her night attire , a pair of jeans , and her Aran cardigan . |
| 4 | Their friendship had straggled on in a passive sort of way ; he 'd been to see her in Brighton and played the romantic flirt , talking of Brief Encounter in the pub and putting his hand on her knee . |
| 5 | ‘ Here ; I 'll give you a carry-coal-bag , ’ Rory said , turning his back to the boy and putting his arms out from his sides as he crouched . |
| 6 | On the facts of the two cases it was unnecessary to decide whether , as argued by Mr. Jeffreys , the mere taking of the article from the shelf and putting it in a trolley or other receptacle amounted to the assumption of one of the rights of the owner , and hence an appropriation . |
| 7 | She was n't in the kitchen , nor in the dairy where Mister Johnny was wiping the eggs and putting them into their trays . |
| 8 | One of the best parts of the holiday is getting the tree and putting it up . |
| 9 | It , it , it just went on for a lit a short time afterwards but er , but when the war ended course things , some things changed pretty rapidly as you can appreciate but , but by this time I , I was working for Ellwells then on long distance transport and we used to have to go and fetch tractors or bulldozers that had got armour plating on from Dagenham docks and bring them up here and start selling them to civic contractors and the , the Americans were selling a lot of equipment as well at end of the war , and I saw money made overnight like , people were buying the lorries and putting them on the road you know for work and transport firms and all that and they were getting some of them for next to nothing |
| 10 | Mrs Blakey was already bustling about , taking butter from the fridge and putting it on the edge of the Aga to soften , taking a sliced loaf from the bread-bin . |
| 11 | Your local Law Society may well have a public relations officer , and it would be as well to speak to him or her before you embark on contacting the media and putting yourself forward as a specialist . |
| 12 | If you only have a very limited amount of clerical back-up at least see that this is devoted to taking away the paper and putting it where you will be able to find it again if necessary . |
| 13 | Peter was famous for nothing besides denying the Lord and putting his foot in his mouth up to the kneecap on several occasions , but he was chosen . |
| 14 | Mrs Foster bobbed about collecting the items and putting them on the counter . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , Tess ! ’ said Bob , sitting down on the bed and putting his arm round her shoulders . |
| 16 | At other places people have often sought to reduce casualties by carrying the toads across the road and putting them into the breeding pond , but as often as not the toads they put into the pond were moving out of it rather than in , so the toads have to run the gauntlet of the road a second time . |
| 17 | Cos she 's gone mad and they put it on her , right , and they , they 're holding her and they 're tapping out of the stage sidewards and she 's sort of like going like this , she , she , thinks all these nice men 'll love me and then like at the end of the show you see them , they 're tapping her out of the studio and putting her into a van and she 's still wearing a straight jacket and smiling at you . |
| 18 | The most common cause of damage when getting the glider out of the trailer and putting it back at the end of the day 's flying is impatience , and the only answer is never to rig without an adequate number of people . |
| 19 | Excessive fading can occur if a rug is exposed to long periods of strong sunlight , and is best avoided by either relocating the rug or putting it in storage for the summer . |
| 20 | It makes one wonder how much longer its OEM customer , technology partner and minority shareholder Hewlett-Packard Co is going to wait before buying the company and putting it out of its misery — or is it going to stand aside and let Sequoia 's other major partner , Samsung Electronics Co , Seoul , South Korea nip in and snap it up under its nose ? |
| 21 | Once again , we are making it clear to the Minister and putting it firmly on record that , in its present form , the Bill does nothing to make it likely that the Government 's words , which have been employed to make the Bill more politically acceptable in Scotland , will be translated into reality . |
| 22 | They stared in surprise and she said in a tired voice , ‘ Oh it does n't matter , I suppose , not the old skull , but he 's run me ragged just lately , picking up things round the house and putting them down where they should n't be . |
| 23 | And presumably the advantage of using a computer for that is much greater than the mere saving of time in a library and taking out a card and putting it in a wallet or erm a card folder or something like that , because you can retain in your computer a lot of information about what books are in the library and what books are out with lenders and so on . |
| 24 | And presumably the advantage of using a computer for that is much greater than the mere erm saving of time in a librarian taking out a card and putting it in a wallet or a card folder or something like that , because you can retain in your computer a lot of information about what books are in the library and what books are out with lenders and so on . |
| 25 | ‘ If they keep their bikes in garages , they should consider removing a wheel and putting it in the house . |
| 26 | She also mentioned outbursts of anger and physical violence , including assaulting a bystander and putting her hand through a window . |
| 27 | He 's saving three pounds a week and putting it in the post office at hoe . |
| 28 | He was aware of Slater drawing in a breath and putting his head back the way he always did when he was rolling his eyes , but before Slater could say anything , Graham quickly nodded , switched his glass to the other hand , and took the woman 's small hand in his , shaking it formally . |
| 29 | Setting a strategy and putting it into action are challenges that can overwhelm even the most effective managers . |
| 30 | Setting up a task involves more than just typing the job in a box and putting it onto your timescale . |