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

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1 You must n't put on Oliver 's lead .
2 Whereas a woman who dies before her husband is considered to have made a good death and her body is decked in a married woman 's finery , one who survives her husband is somehow always blamed for his death and must never put on finery again as a penance .
3 I 'll just put in onion , .
4 He 'll probably put like studs on it , you know
5 His eyes were dark with feeling , with message he could not put into words , but Sara would not allow herself to read an understand the message .
6 Oliver had his own ideas on this , which he could hardly put to Mrs Figgis-Hewett ; they involved her dramatic appearance before the dinner began when he had worked out she could have added something to Sir Thomas 's drink in the confusion .
7 He felt a vague disappointment which he could n't put into words .
8 If they were short of ware or something they 'd maybe put on sulphur or ammonia and super phosphate and potash and then they started then with slag .
9 It said something that she knew he 'd never put in words .
10 Er the , the original question I had is whether if they do n't go ahead er whether we would have to have new primary legislation to revert to the current Euro constituencies and I said no we would n't because there is a commencement date , there is a commencement date that er the er er Home Secretary would not put into effect until he was er quite certain that all the countries were on the start line and the the and and the new and the new constituencies er could actually come properly into effect and the six extra members would be elected .
11 Some colleges , such as Pastor 's , existed specifically in order to train men who would not put off people by too much learning .
12 It would also put in jeopardy the global effort to halt the spread of nuclear weapons .
13 In a later reply , he cited the USA as an example of why a Conservative government ‘ would never put in place an insurance led scheme ’ .
14 This sale of modern paintings will have as its top lot Chagall 's ‘ Self portrait with flowers ’ , 1969-70 , with the estimate of £200–300,000 ( $350–530,000 ) , and will also put on offer Modigliani 's drawing of circa 1914 ‘ Caryatide ’ ( charcoal on paper laid down on canvas , 71.5x49cm , est. £70–90,000 ; $125–160,000 ) .
15 ‘ A Jesuit Missionary in Chinese costume ’ by Rubens ( est. £50–100,000 ; $90–180,000 ) is included in this sale of Old Master drawings , which will also put on offer Pierre-Paul Prud'hon 's ‘ Seated youth ’ , one of a group of drawings from the Woodner Collection ( est. £60–80,000 ; $110-150,000 ) , and ‘ A winged deity and other figures on clouds ’ by Giambattista Tiepolo ( est. £30–50,000 ; $55–90,000 ) .
16 Is it not a fact that the Government still have such a bigoted bias against local authorities that they will even put at risk the future housing of our ex-service families ?
17 We will immediately put in hand a major programme of public capital investment , funded by reversing the Tory tax cut together with a prudent increase in borrowing .
18 Because he can not put into words the pain and loss of confidence he is suffering , she fails to recognize his distress .
19 Judith Gillespie , convener of the Scottish Parent Teacher Council , says : ‘ I think many people accept you can not put into practice measures that will prevent all accidents .
20 For while the persons in the original position take no interest in one another 's interests , they know that they have ( or may have ) certain moral and religious interests and other cultural ends which they can not put in jeopardy .
21 It 's the cheapest adventure story in the world , and it 'll tell you more about Koraloona than I can ever put into words .
22 Otherwise , your hospital physiotherapist may be willing to see the specialist with you , for guidance which she can then put into practice herself .
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