put in good shape

Example Sentences

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Hedges should be cleared up and put in good shape.

From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde)

Scales must be, willingly or unwillingly, the daily bread of the player; the hand must be put in good shape, the finger joints rendered firm, the arms and body supple, before pieces are thought of.

From Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers by Brower, Harriette

Here the regiments were thoroughly organized and put in good shape for the next campaign.

From History of Kershaw's Brigade by Dickert, D. Augustus

A little later the second tent was in position, and everything about the camp was put in good shape.

From The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea by Hope, Laura Lee

The engine, which had been put in good shape, was ready for them.

From The Young Firemen of Lakeville; or, Herbert Dare's Pluck by Webster, Frank V.