Example sentences of "[was/were] put [pers pn] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I 'd be looking for sixty five for ours , if we were to put it on the market , I mean we 're not
2 The one time they were encouraged to sit her on a chair , after she had scratched her sister , both parents moved over to her and fussed her , talking and explaining to her why they were putting her on the chair .
3 The aim was to put them on the spot — or at least to impress the Inspector with your knowledge and concern .
4 My first thought was to put them in the dustbin .
5 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 .
6 Mrs Brooks ' dog was almost run over recently as she was putting her into the car .
7 He was putting them on the game , women and young girls who would otherwise never have dreamt of doing it .
8 I was putting them round the back and sat thinking about it and I said well we ai n't got no peat , so we had to rush over to Hetford and bought some very good peat , and erm , by the time I got back and started digging hole for them to go in
9 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 .
10 I nearly forgot how old you are when I was putting you in the book .
11 Well , I was putting it on the foil and I thought : ‘ This could kill me ’ , but it was that strong the urge to have it , I did n't care .
12 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 .
13 I suppose what I did there was put them on the spot so how could I word that so that it does n't put people on the defensive so much ?
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