Example sentences of "[was/were] put [pron] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My first thought was to put them in the dustbin . |
| 2 | Tony found that the best thing to do was to put her in the buggy and push her round the town , or take her to the park . |
| 3 | The cost of a player in the fantasy league does not reflect his ‘ true ’ value ; for defenders and goalies it 's how many clean sheets , +4 points , or goals conceded — 1 point for each ( but they get points for nipping in the odd goal ; why Irwin is worth 3m and Tony 1.9m ) ; for the midfield and forwards it is how many they score , +3 points , and how many they assist with , +2 points , explaining why Speed is valued higher than Macca , as at the time of setting this up he was putting them in the onion bag . |
| 4 | I nearly forgot how old you are when I was putting you in the book . |
| 5 | She never said to whom that fresh statement was made , but it was apparent to the jury that she was saying that she had made a statement contrary to that incriminating one , and she was suggesting that the second statement set out her case as she was putting it in the witness box . |