Example sentences of "[vb -s] put [pers pn] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our mountains have survived for millions of years , bearing witness to a history of violent , volcanic activity , glaciation and erosion , but ironically it 's the invention of the internal combustion engine and lightweight waterproof clothing that has put them under the most severe pressure yet . |
| 2 | Now the Supreme Court has put him on the spot . |
| 3 | This tournament has put us on the map and we are keen to develop it further . |
| 4 | Neighbour Dave Ward added : ‘ I hate the programme , even though I suppose it has put us on the map . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Whoever tried to kill us in the plane , whoever that was , has put us on the same side . ’ |
| 6 | It has put us in the position of villains , whereas the Secretary of State is the villain because he will not pay . |
| 7 | Pilar Wayne now says she ca n't afford the upkeep on ‘ La Roca ’ in exclusive Newport Beach , California , and has put it on the market for £2 million . |
| 8 | But the local council has put it in the highest council tax band — for houses worth at least three hundred thousand pounds . |
| 9 | A drawback is that it 's put them in the frame for some pretty clueless advances from non-comprehending journalists eager to get to the bottom of this modernist lark . |
| 10 | I suppose she 's put it in the other room . |
| 11 | In other words it 's not part of its standard employment allocation but it 's put it in the local plan so that people know , the locals know , that that field over there those fields over there erm are not guaranteed for ever as countryside but on the other hand they 're jolly well not gon na be released unless it 's for something extremely special for which there would be a statement carried through from the structure plan , elaborated on no doubt at local level , which set the rules . |