Example sentences of "he [vb mod] [adv] put a [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Judge said he could n't put an estimate on the value of the typescript , and ignored it in the sentence .
2 There was something in his attitude which worried Wycliffe but he could not put a finger on it .
3 He could neither put a stop to the gossip nor put William on trial .
4 He thought that it would be Tessa who 'd yell , so he 'd already put a hand across her mouth .
5 He can not put a foot right .
6 … Now , in this case , it was agreed , that the defendant should quit at Candlemas ; and though the agreement is void as to the number of years for which the defendant was to hold , if the lessor chooses to determine the tenancy before the expiration of the seven years , he can only put an end to it at Candlemas .
  Next page