Example sentences of "[modal v] put [pn reflx] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | or anything , I really do n't think anyone should put themselves in that position . |
| 2 | Yes , well I was , I was erm , I must put myself in historical context . |
| 3 | You must put yourself in my position . |
| 4 | At the end of the nineteen twenties the policy from Moscow , not just to the Chinese Communist Party but actually to communist parties all over the world swings dramatically to the left and Stalin is arguing that there 's , there are going to be revolutionary explosions all over the world the Communist Party must forge its own path , it must put itself at the head of these struggles , it must give a lead to the masses by launching insurrections and so on and so forth . |
| 5 | They waited for the moment when I might put myself beyond their pale . |
| 6 | Many Yugoslav army officers had asked how they could put themselves at the disposal of the government , he said . |
| 7 | Officers would perform excellent service if they could put themselves in a position to receive information which could be translated into proceedings before a jury . |
| 8 | You are not a risk because you belong to a particular group , but you could put yourself at risk if you behave in ways which allow HIV transmission . |
| 9 | I mean if if a woman undresses okay let's take a scenario okay Simon maybe er you know you could put yourself in the same situation |
| 10 | We could put ourselves in three lots of two and your mum came in with the three pizzas we 'd get one between us so we get a half . |
| 11 | And if the man were as confident of getting away with MacQuillan 's murder as Wickham believed him to be , she could put herself at risk . |
| 12 | In embarking on this journey , I 'd put myself into store again and set off ; like the other women I needed safety , I needed to be taken care of , to take care of myself and now to take care of this journey . |
| 13 | I was beginning to think I 'd put myself in kind of a spot with all this . |
| 14 | She 'd put herself in Bridget 's hands . |
| 15 | It had been a silly , spur-of-the-moment impulse to deny it , but by lying to him she 'd put herself in an invidious position . |
| 16 | This was a variation on the routine he would put himself through every time after a man he had just slept with had left the flat ; he would check his body for scratches , bruises and teethmarks . |
| 17 | That is the last time I shall put myself at a loss or disadvantage for her , she decided , unable as she was to thank me . |
| 18 | Belle and I floored another hen betwixt the pair of us , and I shall be no sooner done with the present writing racket than I shall put myself outside a pint of Guinness . |
| 19 | People may put themselves into residential care if they wish they will pay the whole of the bill . |
| 20 | However , Mr Smith is really worried that some frail people , trying to economise , will put themselves in danger by not keeping themselves warm . |
| 21 | If you lose these you will put yourself at an even greater disadvantage . |
| 22 | In a small employment agency there may only be one interviewer and you will put yourself at a disadvantage if you make a bad start . |
| 23 | The Senator also proposed an interim bureaucratic manoeuvre to head off the seminar : ‘ I genuinely fear that if the seminar is held the VEC will put itself at risk because you are giving a platform to people who are not sincere . |
| 24 | THE PEACEMAKER : He sees gifts as an excellent way of atoning for sins , but can put himself at risk by overstating himself — giving an exquisite set of English porcelain when a book token would do . |
| 25 | If you can put yourself in the other person 's shoes and think about how they might feel , it will certainly help if you let them know that . |
| 26 | Assuming that you have determined that the line is biased to starboard , and you therefore want to start near the starboard end of the line , there are still a number of considerations which you must take into account before you can put yourself in the right place as the gun is fired . |
| 27 | We can put ourselves in the place of the poet or the friend ; we can be either the sender or the receiver . |
| 28 | Er to work on the key issues which are common to all options for the future , er such that th we can put ourselves in the best position to secure future business success . |