Example sentences of "put [pron] [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He put them in the warm water .
2 This is what trousers he put them in the proper basket instead of leaving them there .
3 Again , Brian Harley hit a less-than-perfect drive , but his two-iron across the angle of the dogleg put him on the front edge of the green .
4 What Hornung had done was to take his brother-in-law 's famous detective , Sherlock Holmes , and put him on the wrong side of the law ; a friendly dedication acknowledged the debt .
5 The court had taken Harvey away from his father and put him in the foster home ‘ until such time as the father can control his drinking and make a safe home for the boy . ’
6 Thank you for flying Maggovertski Airways ; please return the stewardess her pantyhose , put her in the upright position , and kindly pray that the tyres do n't blow . ’
7 His central point , as he put it before the National Press Club on May 4th , was that ‘ you certainly ca n't help Hong Kong by hurting our economy . ’
8 Apply the principles : check it out ahead of time and put yourself in the other person 's place .
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