punt - use in sentences

Object

  • pole: Your punting poles are dragons sleeping a sweet sleep in their lair.
  • ball: Kelly - Very good, although has an annoying habit of punting the ball anywhere, when there are passes on.
  • trip: Summer Events Punting trip to Grantchester at end of August ( Sat 30 th?
  • tour: We will end the punting tour with a drinks reception at King's College.

Converse of object

  • hire: We hired these punts - for the French lent nothing: each item of service had its price.
  • take: Now they are willing to take a punt on doing the same job in France.

Adjective modifier

  • hopeful: His hopeful punt forward into the area evaded everybody.
  • Irish: Within the ERM the Irish punt 's central rate was raised by 3 % against the Deutsche Mark.
  • long: Set up Keane for the winner with his long punt.
  • big: He never goes for the quick release preferring the big punt up field.
  • small: We are in the process of getting a small punt with which we will attempt to use to cut the weed.

Preposition: on

  • river: A punt on the river is fine - providing the weather is!

Modifies a noun

  • upfield: They certainly had chances to get level as they wasted two good chances, both again created by hopeful punts upfield.
  • pole: CL transport BT punt pole mast A short mast on a sailing vessel, made in one piece.
  • tour: You could go for a punt tour, or ' drive ' yourself, on the River Cam.
  • trip: Ideally, take a punt trip along the River Cam to view the Colleges, including the famous King's College Chapel.
  • party: This Sunday ( 29th May ) is the punt party.

Followed by a transitive particle

  • down: You could punt down the river or perhaps pilot a long boat down the canal.

Particle object: down_obj

  • river: You could punt down the river or perhaps pilot a long boat down the canal.

Preposition: up

  • field: He never goes for the quick release preferring the big punt up field.

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