Example sentences of "put [pn reflx] in the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We , we ca n't stand there in front of members and put ourselves in the firing line if we do n't know the answers to their questions .
2 This not only involves a mutual understanding of the common-sense notions in everyday life about what counts as an excuse , it requires that constables put themselves in the position of the offender to test whether they would have done the same .
3 But , John , put yourself in the customer 's shoes , and my wife 's one of your customers .
4 Put yourself in the shoes of your customers .
5 Put yourself In the shoes of your colleagues .
6 Put yourself in the shoes of the union representatives with whom you deal .
7 Put yourself in the shoes of your audience , says CBI chief
8 Howard Davies , director general of the CBI and the new Communicator of the Year , had some useful advice for communicators when he received his trophy during the BAIE convention : put yourself in the shoes of your audience .
9 Put yourself in the position of one of the bystanders on the path of Christ 's passion : Are you not moved to tears of remorse by the only Begotten Son of God , who for you and all mankind , in his innocence , was seized , dragged along , blindfolded , mocked , spat upon , crowned with thorns , finally hanged between thieves on the cross ? …
10 Put yourself in the position of a potential attacker and you will see how effective they are .
11 ‘ If you put yourself in the position to be fashionable , then six months later everyone 's going to take the piss out of you .
12 put yourself in the position of either the long-wave or world-system approach to assess how they would view the regulationist approach , its account of structural changes in the UK economy and its changing international position .
13 Put yourself in the position of a financial adviser , for the couple that you see , these are all theoretical couples obviously , theoretical individuals , and just jot down on this the sort t .
14 you , if you put yourself in the position of a burglar , and y you 're already , you 've done it , you 're already making choices .
15 Put yourself in the position of the children .
16 Try and put yourself in the employer 's place , or perhaps in the place of one of the people you may be dealing with as the employer 's representative .
17 Put yourself in the hands of our experts , who will transform your hair and make-up and let you try on the latest fashions .
18 Put yourselves in the position of an officer .
19 Put yourselves in the client 's position : what would you judge as a quality , desirable service ?
20 or the one who seeks to put himself in the place of Christ .
21 ‘ David is keen to put himself in the shop window before the end of the season so he can be involved in a new club with their pre-season preparations , ’ said Town 's general manager Alan Smith .
22 He must still be in with a chance of making the tour — although Andy Gregory 's 11th-hour decision to put himself in the frame must have reduced the odds somewhat .
23 But this had never required him to put himself in the spotlight .
24 The test now embodied in the UCTA is thus a hypothetical test , which requires the court to put itself in the position of the parties as they were ( and with the state of knowledge which they had ) at the time when the contract was made .
25 Unlike most artist-curators , Ms Smith has resisted the temptation to put herself in the show .
26 One useful trick is to put yourself in the position of their bank manager and ask what conditions you would impose before lending them any more money .
27 ‘ You have to be able to put yourself in the place of the athlete and work out what they need ’ , she says .
28 This involves attempting to put yourself in the consumer 's shoes so as to identify with their hopes and expectations and finding ways of meeting these .
29 ‘ It is hard to put yourself in the mind of a general , , Cameron answered .
30 And that 's I was trying to put myself in the position of before .
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