Example sentences of "put [noun prp] at " in BNC.
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| 1 | English statesman and twice Prime Minister ( 1784–1801 and 1804–6 ) : ‘ the pilot who had weathered the storm ’ , DS 61 ; increased the tax on windows , OCS 28 ; sought to adopt a neutral attitude towards the French Revolution , but on France 's declaring war on England put Britain at the head of a powerful anti-French alliance , TTC iii 8 . |
| 2 | All it achieves is to give them an air of generosity , and so put Abraham at an even greater disadvantage in the rounds to come . |
| 3 | He put Italy at the top of the list of countries providing efficient co-operation through credits , direct investment and joint ventures , and added that Japan " helps least of all in this respect " . |
| 4 | The canal network put Birmingham at the centre of Britain 's transport system in the 1780's , and these lovely waterways still provide green corridors through the city , where people can walk , row or cruise on traditional style narrowboats . |
| 5 | It was with a certain self-indulgence that he adopted a pose of relaxed attentiveness , and put Patricia at her ease by casually offering her 8 cigarette . |