Example sentences of "[was/were] put [pron] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the forces of law and order that left vandals to do as they pleased were putting him behind bars . |
| 2 | Er , if you was to put everything on top of each other , for example , then erm , there 's probably little gaps between one section and another , and those little gaps are using extra memory . |
| 3 | In the end I decided the best thing was to put you to bed and let you sleep it off . ’ |
| 4 | The way to make NoS popular was to put lots of people in it They could be used to bring home the sort of things which should be exposed and campaigned about in the paper — like housing conditions , or unemployment . |
| 5 | People are encouraged to look at the wills but constant handling was putting them in jeopardy . |
| 6 | Republicans began to express concern yesterday that the President 's personal commitment to China , where he was ambassador in 1972 , was putting him at odds with public opinion still revolted by the brutal repression in Tiananmen Square . |