Example sentences of "have put [adv] a " in BNC.

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1 Had the right hon. Gentleman followed that example , he might have put forward a better case tonight .
2 If you do not weigh for a year and you eat just an extra 500 calories each day during that time , you will have put on a full 45 lb ( 21.8 kg ) ; rather a nasty shock !
3 There was no question but that the army , the Lebanese Forces militia , and a whole new wave of volunteers would have put up a desperate resistance .
4 He must have put up a bit of a struggle , but they were a persuasive bunch , those women , and the two nans in alliance were practically irresistible .
5 He might have put up a good show the other day , but that was because he was frightened .
6 No , I 'd have thought he 'd have put up a better show than that .
7 The rose which mantled the house must have put out a thousand flowers and these were at the peak of their blooming , not a petal yet shed , each blossom the pink of a shell within and the pink of coral on its outer side .
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