put in working order
Example Sentences
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It must have been put in working order quite recently.
From The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet A Detective Story by Stevenson, Burton Egbert
New flowers had been set out in the formal flower beds, the fountains had been repaired and put in working order, and the shrubs 267 and hedges had been trimmed.
From Patty's Friends by Wells, Carolyn
The trouble was soon remedied, and the brake put in working order.
From The Motor Girls by Penrose, Margaret
As I understand, you telegraphed General Halleck that you cannot subsist your army at Winchester, unless the railroad from Harper's Ferry to that point be put in working order.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume II by Morse, John T. (John Torrey)
Calls were made for every lover of his country and home to see to it that his powers, of whatever sort, were immediately put in working order.
From Lily Pearl and The Mistress of Rosedale by Glenwood, Ida
