Example sentences of "to put [pn reflx] on " in BNC.

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1 We 're going to always have to fight against it and we 're always going to have to put ourselves on the agenda and put our issues on the agenda .
2 He would need to be continually finding opportunities to put himself on display to the populace : walkabouts , tours of business premises and factories and farms , appearances in pubs and clubs , visits to colleges and hospitals and homes for the elderly , attendances at all sorts of social functions and ceremonies — the list could be endless .
3 He spoke as man to men , dominating them with his prestige , without trying to put himself on a lower level , as do those who form a false picture of the people .
4 With the opening of the International Convention Centre the city hopes to put itself on the tourist map .
5 The rich North Italian industrial city of Turin has decided to put itself on the international map with a biennial art and antiques fair to be held at the Lingotto , the spectacular former Fiat car factory , from 27 February to 7 March .
6 A seventeen year old , bright and intelligent enough to put herself on an equal footing with her father .
7 It 's hard to put yourself on the line ; you need incredible conviction , and you 've got to be dead sure about what you 're doing , because leading a band is absolutely riddled with paranoia .
8 However bad a landlord , there is a crucial rule that needs to be kept in mind if you do n't want to put yourself on the wrong side of the law .
9 You 're not , you do n't trust them , you 're not going to put yourself on the line are you , suppose .
10 ‘ I want to put myself on the map and this Test is a good chance to start doing it . ’
11 As in the 1987 general election , the Conservatives were readier to put themselves on the line — to be made fools of , as might be , by voters and journalists .
12 After the Istanbul Biennale last autumn , it is the turn of the Greek art dealers to make a bid to put themselves on the international map .
13 This I think is actually more likely to get people to register to vote , I think regardless of any party affiliation you all have something to benefit from that and I suspect the vast majority of members of the council will see that any well designed leaflet that gets people to put themselves on the register is to the benefit of democracy .
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