Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] put [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , I think he did er , Rumpole was put him in the big time really . |
| 2 | The aim was to put them on the spot — or at least to impress the Inspector with your knowledge and concern . |
| 3 | However , to knock down old buildings was to put himself beyond the pale — not before time perhaps , but hardly for the right reason . |
| 4 | My first thought was to put them in the dustbin . |
| 5 | Ironically , it ended just as the Giants were putting themselves into the play-off hunt with a 27–7 victory over the Green Bay Packers for their third straight win . |
| 6 | As the novelist E. M. Forster was to put it in the Indian summer of the bourgeoisie : ‘ In came the dividends , up went the lofty thoughts . ’ |
| 7 | She had stayed at Thomas a while and now this officer was to put her on a stage for home . |