put in working order
Example Sentences
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The trouble was soon remedied, and the brake put in working order.
From The Motor Girls by Penrose, Margaret
It also takes care of itself, requires no re-baiting or setting after once put in working order, and is sure death to its prisoners.
From Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making by Gibson, William Hamilton
And it was by my forethought—I say it with diffidence—that the drawbridge was put in working order.
From Francezka by Seawell, Molly Elliot
Recently a complete profit-sharing plan, such as Perkins had worked out for the Steel Trust, was put in working order, and about $200,000 of extra money have been scattered through the pay-envelopes.
From The Romance of the Reaper by Casson, Herbert Newton
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
