Example sentences of "[vb infin] put [art] " in BNC.

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1 But why should n't staff put the same process into operation lower down the school ?
2 ‘ Human nature being what it is , my guess is that any maid worth her salt would have put a slightly imperfect dish in front of anyone but her master or mistress for the cook 's sake . ’
3 ‘ I would have put a torch to their damned house yesterday , if I had had some tinder .
4 She may have put a brave face on it .
5 Once they heard her say , ‘ But Harry , you ca n't keep on — ’ And then she must have put a hand over the mouthpiece , because they did not hear anything else until , suddenly , another voice spoke .
6 When you came to make your presentation he would even have put a glass of water within reach in case you needed it — and operated the equipment for you .
7 A predicted upturn in the market would have put a much higher valuation on the painting .
8 Perhaps I should have put a bit more water into my late night whisky ?
9 I should have put a stop to it . ’
10 Someone enquired as to the price of the SB305 whilst I was playing it ; to their great surprise I told them £395 , but I 'm sure I could have put a ‘ 1 ’ in front of that figure and it would n't have raised an eyebrow .
11 ‘ I left because no one could take what he 's had to take ; surely he 'd have put a gun to his mouth by now ?
12 And when I appeared a bit scruffy on Jonathan Ross , she said ‘ could n't you have put a shirt on ? ’ ’
13 I would not have put a stray dog out into such a night .
14 I thought someone would have put a bullet in his back by now . ’
15 ‘ I thought someone would have put a bullet in his back by now … ’
16 ‘ You should have put a stop to it ! ’ said Florrie accusingly .
17 His head looked like a fudge sundae I swear to God , he could have put a spoon in his ear and a maraschino cherry on his crown and looked no worse .
18 ‘ Father Marr should have put a flock of sheep in the churchyard in autumn .
19 It had not occurred to him that Jessica 's behaviour might have put a suitor off , more that Parr would want to go and smack her cheeky face , as he would have done .
20 Catesby , if he had stayed , might have put a restraining hand upon the petty malice of his comrades .
21 In Robb v Green Lord Esher MR justified the implication of such a term : " It is impossible … that a master would have put a servant into a confidential position of this kind unless he thought that the servant would be bound to use good faith towards him ; or that the servant would not know … that the master would rely on his observance of good faith … " .
22 Even one of those items would have put a heavy stress on a new , fragile relationship .
23 So should have put a plus there .
24 If it 'd been me and I were gon na put it there , I would have put a window there to look out of .
25 Otherwise I 'd have put a brick through your window .
26 We should have been shown excerpts from Wasps v Leicester and Gloucester v Bath , not to mention Neath v Bath ; though the niggly Harlequins v Wasps match would have put the indulgent enthusiasm even of Starmer-Smith under some strain .
27 Years ago people might have put the job first , but not any more .
28 The girl let go of my hand and moved away into the gloom behind me , where she must have put the screwed-up five-pound notes on to the chest of drawers with the magazines , the small framed photograph , the towel , the box of paper tissues , the jar of Vaseline , the baby 's dummy and all the other odds and ends spilled over the varnished oak top .
29 ‘ But my dear old boy , what can have put the idea into your head that Europe is against us ?
30 In the Piano Concerto Philip Fowke is on superb form , although an extra orchestral rehearsal would have put the cap on it .
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