Example sentences of "[coord] put [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rather than ramming the trainers with the guns , the dolphins either " swam away or put their snouts on the trainers ' shoulders — very affectionately ! " |
| 2 | He could win his place back or put himself on the market . ’ |
| 3 | This will ‘ ground ’ your partner , or put him or her back in touch with their physical body . |
| 4 | No detractor however imaginative or ingenious could find anything that would pain him or put him out of countenance . |
| 5 | ‘ Or put him there , ’ she agreed wryly . |
| 6 | Her eyes never left his , the woman 's , and she did not a damn thing to cross her legs or put her hands across her breasts . |
| 7 | She did not beg her , as Cati did — Rosa had heard her — to help her be good , help her to be pure , and never have dirty thoughts or put her fingers in dirty places ; instead she fixed on the amber doe 's eyes that had gushed , above the hilt of a sword , which was studded with bright glass stones and stuck out from the statue 's brocade costume . |
| 8 | He would n't be allowed to fart or pick his nose or put his feet on the table . |
| 9 | I tell you this sister only that you may be warned and not endanger your dear son 's health or put your husband to an unnecessary and useless journey . |
| 10 | If possible , try to relax , lie down or put your feet up , until the worst of the symptoms are over . |
| 11 | This was originally used as a sales technique — you shook hands or put your arm around a relation or friend — the idea was to develop this — the salesperson put his/her arm around the buyer and thereby instilled a sense of security into the individual . |
| 12 | This type of day was guaranteed to exhaust even the most energetic youngster , and he would thankfully walk home , to watch television , eat his supper and put himself to bed . |
| 13 | To Hugh le Despenser on the same day , he expressed similar views and put himself at Despenser 's disposal as an intermediary with Charles IV . |
| 14 | JAN Molby will bid to shake off his tag as the ‘ forgotten man ’ of Denmark tomorrow — and put himself in line for a place against Northern Ireland next month . |
| 15 | JAN Molby will bid to shake off his tag as the ‘ forgotten man ’ of Denmark tomorrow — and put himself in line for a place against Northern Ireland next month . |
| 16 | ALISTAIR CAMPBELL roared past 500 runs on Saturday and put himself firmly on course for the magical 1,000 mark . |
| 17 | Serving officers who attempt constructive criticism of the police , risk being labelled traitors and put their promotion prospects in jeopardy . |
| 18 | For , she thinks , if privileged spoiled people like her ca n't get off their backsides and put their money where their mouth is … |
| 19 | The crowds in turn shouted ‘ no violence ! ’ and put their hands above their heads , as if daring the Volkspolizei , the people 's police , and the plainclothes men , the Stasis , to beat them . |
| 20 | Both the introduction of new rules on how societies could raise funds for mortgage loans and the 1987 stock market crash — which prompted small investors to get out of equities and put their money into building society saving accounts — made it possible for the societies to get their act together and fight back . |
| 21 | He was a strict disciplinarian whose word was law and , while players could argue with his views and put their own ideas to him freely , he would tolerate no arguing with umpires ; when Sobers once disputed an lbw decision he was reprimanded in front of the team . |
| 22 | Then the Christians stood up in front of their barricade and put their arms round each other 's shoulders . |
| 23 | They were cleaned until you could see your face in them and fellows were so keen that when they got a new tunic , they would cut all their new buttons off , and put their old buttons on that were beautifully shined . |
| 24 | They joyfully peeled off their dripping mackintoshes and put their hats , gloves and scarves to dry . |
| 25 | ‘ What if we both get too drunk to get up for work tomorrow ? ’ she asked as they climbed aboard the bus and put their money in the ticket machine . |
| 26 | These are people who run for buses and put their hands in their pockets to ensure their change does n't jump out . |
| 27 | Apparently they all had to sit in a circle and put their hands on the playing board . |
| 28 | Most pregnant mothers are told to relax and put their feet up at some point every day — and many of them had done so while watching these television programmes . |
| 29 | Most accountants would be only too happy to go home and put their feet up after a long day at the office . |
| 30 | Finally , when they get back home once again they are ‘ in demand ’ , and it is in their nature to work for the family again and put their own wants or needs to the bottom of the pile ! |