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

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1 Because what Niki was doing-the subject was Niki 's contract and terms for 1977 — was putting himself on the same level as Enzo .
2 She found two seats free not far from the Lorrimores and , putting herself on one chair and her handbag on the other , said with bonhomie to the elderly couple already occupying the table , ‘ I 'm Daffodil Quentin .
3 By resorting to guns , even toy ones , are the Lithuanians forfeiting the rights of democrats and putting themselves on the same level as the Soviet troops ?
4 An honest ‘ airing ’ may entail managers putting themselves on the line for criticism as it is clear that the inefficiency of a manager can in itself be a cause for tension in a bureau .
5 They let them ‘ off the hook ’ by , in a sense , putting themselves on it .
6 PEOPLE from a housing estate have been putting themselves on the map — and others have the unnerving prospect of coming face to face with themselves .
7 Just by opting for a more left field occupation you 're putting yourself on the edge a bit It really does take a bit of bottle to do that and find your own way through the maze rather than just go with the flow .
8 Putting yourself on view ?
9 This article explains how you can rapidly increase your finds rate by putting yourself on the saddle of an imaginary bicycle and travelling back in time to the turn-of-the-century .
10 As for ‘ aware ’ , its associations are with the cognate ‘ ware ’ , ‘ beware ’ , ‘ wary ’ , ‘ warn ’ ; the analogy is with putting oneself on guard against a peril , a vigilance imposed by pressing need or by duty .
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