Example sentences of "put it [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the problems I have with what you 've all been saying so far is that you 've talked about encouraging a sense of warmth and security , well maybe we ought to confront the fact that the world is not a warm and secure place and deal with those kinds of issues , and say and put it squarely before children . |
| 2 | Igor Bashmekov , an economist from Moscow 's Institute for Energy Research , put it most succinctly : ‘ Citizens do not care about carbon . ’ |
| 3 | I remember it was he himself who put it most aptly one day when mother had scolded him for commencing work at home on a customer 's suit . |
| 4 | But you put it most accurately , Inspector . |
| 5 | The employers put it even higher : from 10 to 12s ( 50-60p ) to 18 to 21s ( 90p — £1.05 ) . |
| 6 | Er now it claims , of course that this is a more efficient purchasing mechanism on behalf of the patients and the community of this area the problem is , of course , it depends what you mean by efficiency and the truth is , that we may get increased our purchasing in terms of frugal as they put it delicately our patients ! |
| 7 | As he once put it wryly to a friend , ‘ the guys who have the brains ca n't get elected , and the guys who get elected do n't always have the brains ’ . |
| 8 | The possibility of penal cancellation charges in the public domain is a rumour ; I put it no more strongly than that . |
| 9 | ‘ I think you put it rather better yourself . ’ |
| 10 | yes , well , er I follow that , but I 'm sorry I put it rather badly Mr forgive me , part of your defence against the claim by er relates to erm these agreements , you must say that these agreements erm because they are of the standard form are anti competitive and therefore they or part of them are void , erm building on that presumably your defence says or employs er that because erm , you know there void , I du n no perhaps you can tell me this erm , all , all the er all parts of the void , all the power of the agent , the agreements with regard to premium trust funds and the like , er are also unenforceable as between er the erm name and his er members agent , erm and in consequence of that you say , as I understand it , er that that is , all that cause be lost which you can neither set up as a defence to claim under the central bi-law or at least as a set up or counterclaim , I just wanted to explore this aspect of it , erm , as to the consequences of your plea , does it mean that clause nine is put on one side wholly or to an extent in the latter case to what extent ? |
| 11 | He deliberated for a long time in front of the pad , and then suddenly rose and put it away without writing anything . |
| 12 | ‘ Put it away . |
| 13 | Jack , I said put it away . |
| 14 | ’ Put it away , Maurice , ’ he 'd say . |
| 15 | Hughes flew it once and put it away under wraps . |
| 16 | Rinsed the bowl under the tap , shook it and put it away . |
| 17 | As she removed her wedding dress and put it away , she knew that it would only ever be worn at Christmas and other times of equal importance . |
| 18 | Put it away . ’ |
| 19 | When I come to paint , I like to look at the drawing ; then I put it away and do n't look at it again , because I do n't want even the drawing to influence too much the progress of the painting . |
| 20 | When you 've finished writing , put it away for two or three days : leave it , do n't look at it for a while . |
| 21 | But he quickly put it away from him . |
| 22 | I made that and put it away . |
| 23 | ‘ Put it away , ’ I said wearily . |
| 24 | ‘ It is fatuous but it sells , ’ he said and put it away . |
| 25 | On Sundays , she did her hair with far more care than usual , arranging it in smooth red coils and loops , and , with her uncustomary neatness and her grand necklace and her look of youth , she acquired a startling , hare-like , fleeting beauty , pared to the bone ; a weird beauty that lasted until bedtime , when she took the necklace off and put it away again . |
| 26 | ‘ Roll it up and put it away , Snake , ’ came the response . |
| 27 | I picked up my knitting and put it away . |
| 28 | Victorine shouted : go on , put it away will you ? |
| 29 | He wiped the spanner and put it away with his other tools . |
| 30 | She closed the little book between her palms , and put it away in her handbag . |