Example sentences of "and put [pers pn] to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | London local authorities had delayed hearing petitioners ' cases and put them to considerable inconvenience . |
| 2 | On balance , the GDR , Hungary and Bulgaria have shown themselves able to absorb Western technology and put it to effective use ; but Romania and , more conspicuously , Poland , have combined high levels of dependency with ill-conceived investment decisions and the worst adaptation problems of the kind discussed in Chapter 2 . |
| 3 | Mike Woodhead studied soil-science in Holland and put it to good use when he purchased his wine estate . |
| 4 | The individual experiences of recovery are so varied and the learning opportunities so diverse that there is a general maxim , " Where you are is where you are meant to be " , which implies that one can learn from any experience and put it to good use in recovery . |
| 5 | Wombles are fictitious animals from a TV series noted for their cleanliness , and for cleaning up litter and putting it to good use . |