Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [vb mod] put a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We want to see proper education and we have said we will put a penny on income tax to provide it at all levels from the age of three upwards . ’ |
| 2 | I reckon we should put a halt on this bloody hundred thousands do n't you ? |
| 3 | I thought I 'd put a disc out or something , then yesterday my legs started to feel quite strange , and when I woke this morning — my husband was really worried , he fetched the doctor — Nurse Avery , I 'm so scared ! ’ |
| 4 | Afterwards , looking back , Sara knew that if she were asked she would put a circle round this evening , this particular point in time , and say , " That 's when the heartache began , " a tiny little pain to begin with , no more than a tremor of consciousness , the veriest pinprick . |
| 5 | He had not seen her face , which she kept covered with a scarf , but he thought he could put a name to her . |
| 6 | well I mean the heart 's the most obvious organ , but I mean it must put a strain on everything else |
| 7 | Er think I 'll put a bit of Beatles on . |
| 8 | Dr Robert Bradnock of the School of Oriental and African Studies in London said : ‘ Although the older generation strongly feel the pull of the old countries , I think they will put a lot of pressure on the young people to try and stop them rushing off and doing something which might escalate out of control . ’ |
| 9 | I wish I 'd put a jumper on |
| 10 | I keep thinking I 'll put a padlock on , but I never get round to it . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , in the play , Puck the fairy is supposed to say he 'll put a girdle around the earth in forty minutes — ’ |
| 12 | My brothers 'd be watching his every move , just hoping he 'd put a foot wrong so they could jump in and scrag him . |
| 13 | It actually doe it works for triangle , you can do a triangle as well cos of course if you realize you can put a line across there a line across there a line |
| 14 | I 'd say you could put a lot of the abuse down to drink , though anyone with a black face was in trouble in Golcar that Saturday night . ’ |