Cover loosely with a damp towel and put in a warm place for four to five hours.

The low-level raid put the airfield out of commission for two hours.

After the take- off, Tom put the plane through a series of tortuous tests for over two hours.

The next day, put the shoulder in a low oven for six hours, until the meat surrenders and becomes a kind of heap.

Torre's book was actually put aside for three hours.

"Putting the two antagonists in a room, putting them there together for eight hours, just invites all kinds of claims."

If you stay put for forty-eight hours you should be sufficiently recovered to get about again.

"I believe that a lot of fellows just put a lid on their feelings for eight hours," Ms. Knowles said.

Having stayed put for 24 hours, we were feeling quite relaxed the next morning.

She had put on her clothes, sat down in a chair to talk to James, and fallen dead asleep for four hours.