Example sentences of "put [pn reflx] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He seems , on his own initiative , to have put himself through an extensive course of classics , modern languages and English literature , a combination of subjects that it was not then possible to offer at any university . |
| 2 | As to conflict of interest , the judge held that the defendants had put themselves in a position where their self-interest in obtaining commission on both sales might ( not did ) conflict with their duty to the plaintiff . |
| 3 | I mean I feel sorry for them erm they 've put themselves in a position branded forever more or less . |
| 4 | So they have they have in fact embarked on a course which now lets these newspapers really deliver them up on a plate I mean they can fry them , they can bake them , they can grill them , they can roast them because they 've put themselves in a position where they now deserve the criticism and the level of imagery which they 're getting . |
| 5 | Having put themselves in an extraordinary environment , which nevertheless feels so homely and ordinary , the members occasionally come into contact with wider , more powerful and less homely influences . |
| 6 | Today I 've rather put myself under a strain . |