Example sentences of "[noun] put themselves [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But 30 young drivers put themselves through it to try and win the title best young motorist . |
| 2 | After the Istanbul Biennale last autumn , it is the turn of the Greek art dealers to make a bid to put themselves on the international map . |
| 3 | Their personal safety was guaranteed by an old-fashioned exchange of hostages : senior Iraqis travelled to Arbil to put themselves in Kurdish hands — taking a risk , given Mr Hussein 's record in disposing of unwanted colleagues . |
| 4 | Once again peacemakers put themselves between Saddam Hussein and the leaders of the alliance ranged against him . |
| 5 | I could n't get rid of my disability , became more staunch in my socialist politics , got rid of my accent and was thankful when my parents put themselves into enormous debt and bought a tip of a house in Croydon . |
| 6 | That Banbridge put themselves within touching distance of their first title since 1988 owes much to their battling qualities . |
| 7 | About two-thirds of all temporary workers put themselves into the seasonal , temporary or casual category , though the proportion was much higher amongst those in lower level occupations and much lower amongst those in more skilled , and particularly in " professional " occupations [ see Table 2.4 ] . |
| 8 | It is no wonder that the profession is held in such low esteem , when accountants put themselves before their clients . |
| 9 | An honest ‘ airing ’ may entail managers putting themselves on the line for criticism as it is clear that the inefficiency of a manager can in itself be a cause for tension in a bureau . |
| 10 | By inhaling poisonous vapours , young people put themselves at risk of : |
| 11 | With regard to Bancroft 's second point , our research was designed not only to quantify sexual practices but also to understand why people put themselves at risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases , especially AIDS . |
| 12 | This I think is actually more likely to get people to register to vote , I think regardless of any party affiliation you all have something to benefit from that and I suspect the vast majority of members of the council will see that any well designed leaflet that gets people to put themselves on the register is to the benefit of democracy . |
| 13 | There were stories of people putting themselves through college by working during the day and studying at night . |
| 14 | I always ask shareware users to put themselves in the place of the author . |
| 15 | His refusal on condition that the husband and mistress put themselves in sexual ‘ quarantine ’ was overturned in the Appeal Court , where one judge described the decision as ‘ indefensible . ’ |
| 16 | They can also include questions which ask pupils to put themselves in the place of some person in the past . |
| 17 | But how do rational agents put themselves in a position of being able to anticipate changes in the money stock ? |
| 18 | Every effort should be made to discover whether the family have the ability to put themselves in hypothetical situations and conceptualise and deal with the difficulties that are likely to arise with the black child , particularly during adolescence . |
| 19 | I ca n't imagine people in this country putting themselves through that , no matter how much they love that person . |
| 20 | as if lax regulations are not enough consumers put themselves at risk by careless use of refrigerators and microwaves . |
| 21 | This not only involves a mutual understanding of the common-sense notions in everyday life about what counts as an excuse , it requires that constables put themselves in the position of the offender to test whether they would have done the same . |