Example sentences of "was put [pron] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim was to put them on the spot — or at least to impress the Inspector with your knowledge and concern . |
| 2 | My first thought was to put them in the dustbin . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Mrs Brooks ' dog was almost run over recently as she was putting her into the car . |
| 5 | He was putting them on the game , women and young girls who would otherwise never have dreamt of doing it . |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | It symbolized that he was putting himself under the protection of the saint , the patron of his kingdom ; but it also revealed the sort of anomaly which had entered the feudal hierarchy . |
| 9 | Then I realized he was putting himself into the part . |
| 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 ? |