Example sentences of "put [pers pn] at [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But chimpanzees do not breed well in captivity , partly because of a long pregnancy and childhood , and trapping them in the wild is expensive and wasteful enough to put them at risk of extinction . |
| 2 | ‘ It is quite simply not fair either to other police officers or to the public they serve to put them at risk by failing to deal with poor performance . ’ |
| 3 | Badgers ' coats are also getting thicker as winter approaches and this put them at risk from diggers who sell their pelts to unscrupulous collectors . |
| 4 | However , there are two groups of women whose marital status can put them at risk of poverty in old age because of their inability to qualify for dependants ' benefits . |
| 5 | Their in-built Tory majority , which from time to time ( ie , during a Labour government ) plainly puts them at odds with the nation , tends to be exaggerated . |
| 6 | The law puts them at risk from oncoming forwards and I can see a spate of potentially serious injuries . |
| 7 | Perhaps the best way of describing it is that it will put you at peace with yourself — which is what is intended . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Among other things , smoking makes the blood clot more easily and puts him at risk of another heart attack , which may be less mild than the first . |
| 10 | You should n't be lifting it up and putting it at back of your head ! |
| 11 | Drug use can put us at risk of getting or passing on HIV through unsafe sex and through sharing works |