Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] to put [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they were going to put them in the shape of an arrowhead . |
| 2 | They were going to put us in the workhouse . |
| 3 | She was going to put it in the china vase , only one of the stage hands had left his lighter there for safe keeping , so she stuffed it between two books on the top shelf . |
| 4 | Anon she was not placed in the royal vault ; rather the opportunity was taken to put her in the Villiers vault in 1776 when the neighbouring Percy vault was opened for the reception of the remains of the First Duchess of Northumberland . |
| 5 | He was trying to put her in the wrong again . |