Kīhei rāua i takitaro ki roto ki te pātiki nei ka kitea mai rāua e tētahi pūru i mamao noa atu (TKO 12/2/1919:7). / They weren't long in the paddock when they were seen by a bull some distance away.

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Ko ngā kiko o ngā taha o taua motu ka purū katoa (TPH 31/10/1902:5). / The flesh on the sides of the cut was all blue.

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Ki te purua atu he poaka ora i tētahi pito o taua mīhini, ka puta mai he tōtiti katoa i tētahi pito (TP 10/1899:12). / If a live pig is thrust in one end of the machine, sausages all emerge at the other end.
I warea anō te tangata nei ki te puru i tana pū (TTT 1/4/1924:25). / This man was occupied loading his gun.

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Kī puru ana ngā wāhi katoa o te whare i te tini o ngā tāngata (KO 19/11/1886:3). / Every part of the house was crammed full with the huge number of people.
Kia tūpato koutou ki ō koutou whare he mea whakakikī puru ki te tangata, hore he putanga mō te hau haunga, hore he tomonga mō te hau ora e noho tawhio ana i waho o ō koutou whare (KO 16/3/1888:7). / You should be careful with your houses when they are crammed full of people and there is no outlet for the stale air, no inlet for fresh air which is located around the outside of your houses.

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Ka tīkarohia mai te puru o te tōmato rākau, ka ruiruia ki te huka, kātahi ka kainga (PK 2008:725). / The pulp of the tamarillo is scooped out, sprinkled with sugar, then eaten.

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He nui atu te Māori i tae ki taua whakawā, kī puru te kōti i a rātou (KO 19/11/1886:2). / Many Māori arrived at that judgement, the court was crammed full with them.

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Ko te kōhao hiko he mea e purua atu ai te puru hiko hei hono atu i te taputapu hiko ki te puna hiko. / An electric socket is the thing where an electric plug is put in to connect an electric appliance to the power source.

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Tēnā, hokona ētahi kope toto me ētahi puru toto i a koe i te hokomaha. Please buy some tampons and sanitary pads while you're at the supermarket. /

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Purua ngā tūrutu, ngā pītoa, ngā raho pūru me ngā hua moheni ki roto i te whakawhenumi. Put the blueberries, the feijoas, the avocado, and the mangoes into the blender. /

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