Example sentences of "[noun] put himself [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The civil rights marches created an opportunity for Ian Paisley to put himself at the head of plebeian Protestant resistance to the civil rights movement . |
| 2 | Meanwhile , David Speedie puts himself in the shop window at St Andrews tonight . |
| 3 | Similar reasoning could be applied where the plaintiff puts himself in a position which is not dangerous in itself but he is aware of circumstances which make it more likely that he will suffer harm . |
| 4 | He must still be in with a chance of making the tour — although Andy Gregory 's 11th-hour decision to put himself in the frame must have reduced the odds somewhat . |
| 5 | It seemed like an excellent opportunity to put himself to the test , see if his reflexes were as finely honed as they had been in the old days . |
| 6 | He found it worth while to put himself to the trouble of finishing touches . |
| 7 | Gerald Seymour-Strachey put himself in a self-conscious pose of memory , as if rehearsing for a television down-memory-lane programme . |
| 8 | In June 1915 my father commented : " I am coming to the conclusion that the heir to the throne of Solomon is at heart a Moslem and is entertaining dreams of one day putting himself at the head of the Mohammadan Abyssinians , and of producing a Moslem kingdom that will stretch far beyond the frontiers of his present Empire . " |
| 9 | It would appear that an obligation of confidence may arise in relation to information which is overheard but it seems that this will only be the case where the recipient has used surreptitious means to put himself in a position to overhear the information . |
| 10 | The artist put himself in the picture ; he is the man with the black beard and cap . |
| 11 | While most top footballers were taking a well-earned rest , Whittingham put himself in the hands of Port Solent manager Avrel Lowe , who helped guide Kriss Akabusi , Roger Black and Todd Bennett glory . |
| 12 | Clause 8 provides the necessary precautionary provision to prevent the buyer claiming that he has the right to intellectual property arising out of any development work which the seller has had to effect in order to put himself in a position to supply the goods under the contract . |
| 13 | Will the Minister put himself in the place of that 15-year-old girl , too frightened to ask anyone for help , alone , desperate and penniless ? |
| 14 | White put himself into the character of Merlyn , passing on to the young king his knowledge of wildlife and hunting . |
| 15 | Gent 's hairstylists Ted Johnston of Continental Hairdressers in Belfast put himself in the cutting chair last week . |