Example sentences of "[conj] put his " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time you had arrested him or put his trousers on . |
| 2 | When the driver pushes the throttle button or puts his foot on the pedal , there is none of the usual mechanical linkage there to swing into action . |
| 3 | It is questionable whether the accused has entered if he inserts a key into a lock or puts his hand through a window . |
| 4 | He would n't be allowed to fart or pick his nose or put his feet on the table . |
| 5 | ‘ It was n't me , ’ a man can say after some foul abomination such as hitting his wife or putting his penis in a prostitute 's dribbling mouth , ‘ It was n't really me . |
| 6 | The lights flickered on before Graham could do more than put his arms round her . |
| 7 | This meal was a haphazard trawl of the village store 's shelves , an unappealing source of supply at the best of times ; Pete realised with a sinking feeling that he 'd no choice other than to put his head down and plough on through like a pig at the trough . |
| 8 | SCOTLAND manager Andy Roxburgh yesterday defended the blunder that puts his World Cup campaign in grave danger . |
| 9 | Who would not rather own to theft and deception within the Church 's writ , rather than put his neck into the sheriff 's noose for murder ? |
| 10 | The result was last spring 's ‘ Sunburst ’ , a single that put his ‘ group ’ Tangerine ahead of the indie pack , though no one noticed ; it was not hardcore dance and the flip was superior , a bizarre Tommy James freak-out cover ‘ I Am A Tangerine ’ . |
| 11 | For years before his death rumours had spread all over the Dales that put his rude good health and longevity to dealings with the Devil and pointed to his long canine teeth as evidence of vampirism . |
| 12 | He avoided work as a rule , but had a quickness of wit that put his acquaintances in mind of a bright rodent . |
| 13 | And the old man stopped and put his axe down . |
| 14 | Went round and put his hand in to see if it was dry . |
| 15 | I remember going down to the bridge in Walsall and a sailor climbed the old clock and tied his collar around it and a soldier got up and put his hat on and an airman got up and put his tie with a red , white and blue rosette on it , around the arms of the old clock and people were loving and kissing everywhere , and oh it was really you had to be alive to appreciate it . |
| 16 | I remember going down to the bridge in Walsall and a sailor climbed the old clock and tied his collar around it and a soldier got up and put his hat on and an airman got up and put his tie with a red , white and blue rosette on it , around the arms of the old clock and people were loving and kissing everywhere , and oh it was really you had to be alive to appreciate it . |
| 17 | And he came in and sat down and put his elbows on the edge of his tray and it all went whack over his blazer and it all slid down onto his trousers . |
| 18 | they actually came and put his |
| 19 | Watching every movement , and she put him on and put his blanket on the ground and he was laying there in his handful of this and so she said come to me then and she put something on the floor she said well you know you go to it , I ai n't gon na give it to you and he 's she said well no , you 've got ta try ! |
| 20 | So what you 've got to do is to put down Alfred 's Alfred and put his new salary down and then you have to Alberta and her new salary and see which is which is the most . |
| 21 | And they spat on him , and took the reed and began to beat him on the head , and after they had mocked him they took his robe off and put his garments on them and led him away to be , to crucify him . |
| 22 | He stopped and put his chains on the wheels , got off the motorway , started to put chains on the wheels . |
| 23 | He had come to doubt the value of all new beginnings and to put his trust in not much more than the art of hanging together . |
| 24 | Luke dropped his grip on her and turned to glance at the door , as if he intended to go and put his question to the man himself . |
| 25 | and hide , now , even if Keith 's arguing with the television , which he would , Politician , he 'll still go up and put his paws up on his knee , wag his tail , and bury his head and say , hit me instead , |
| 26 | Well I 've got to go and put his name down |
| 27 | Come on , make the man stand up and put his money where his mouth is . |
| 28 | Kept on pulling his trousers down and putting his out in his pockets . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He reached for her , pulling her up onto the sofa beside him and putting his arm around her . |