Example sentences of "put [pn reflx] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We put ourselves under pressure , which you do when you have n't played together , ’ said Laughton . |
| 2 | Now admittedly , the T four bacterial is a very simple organism , it ca n't leap about so it does n't need senses or a brain to direct it , or muscles or anything like that , it ca n't repair itself or change itself once it 's been made , therefore it does n't need to digest food , er to , to have an immune system or anything like that to repair itself or put itself to rights , it does n't need anything like that . |
| 3 | A lot of the people who come here put themselves under pressure too |
| 4 | By inhaling poisonous vapours , young people put themselves at risk of : |
| 5 | This is not the same form of heroism as those who put themselves at risk for others . |
| 6 | as if lax regulations are not enough consumers put themselves at risk by careless use of refrigerators and microwaves . |
| 7 | With regard to Bancroft 's second point , our research was designed not only to quantify sexual practices but also to understand why people put themselves at risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases , especially AIDS . |
| 8 | Locks weirs and boats need to be treated with respect according to the National Rivers Authority , but there are still some people who put themselves at risk by behaving foolishly . |
| 9 | I do shut them up at night because of the stoats and the foxes , but they put themselves to bed , I only have to shut the door . |
| 10 | Once again peacemakers put themselves between Saddam Hussein and the leaders of the alliance ranged against him . |
| 11 | They ensure , for example , that meals are eaten at the right time , that appointments are kept , that a daily routine is adhered to and that patients do not neglect themselves or put themselves in danger . |
| 12 | The magistrate told Long : ‘ You put yourself in charge of a lethal weapon and posed very grave dangers to innocent members of the public . ’ |
| 13 | Put yourself inside Mr Major 's head and see if you could find real reasons to be cheerful . |
| 14 | ‘ You ai n't come to put yerself in pawn , 'ave you ? |
| 15 | Robert , let's start by trying to put ourselves into context . |
| 16 | He would need to be continually finding opportunities to put himself on display to the populace : walkabouts , tours of business premises and factories and farms , appearances in pubs and clubs , visits to colleges and hospitals and homes for the elderly , attendances at all sorts of social functions and ceremonies — the list could be endless . |
| 17 | The former Swansea City player unleashed a spectacular strike in front of the television cameras to put himself in contention for goal of the month . |
| 18 | ‘ He said to tell you he was working hard on the unknown numbers , and you are not to put yourself in danger of arrest . ’ |
| 19 | I was trying to put myself into X. Ray 's head . |
| 20 | The contributors are not making the easy assumption that to validate their experience women do not have to put themselves into question ; on the contrary , it must be recognised that to be a feminist theorist may involve some painful and hard-won putting into question of the beliefs and commitments that are the point of departure . |
| 21 | Motor racing authorities say fans ca n't be allowed to put themselves in danger . |
| 22 | It takes little effort of the imagination to put oneself in Theo 's shoes , and feel the grey , correct , judicious side of his character flinching from the terrifying sincerity of Vincent 's outpourings . |
| 23 | If we take sentences without contexts and devise interpretations for them on the basis of the mutual compatibility or otherwise of the type-meaning of the words in them , we are putting ourselves under constraints which have nothing to do with syntax ; by thus restricting and deforming our appreciations of the structure we prevent ourselves seeing what the effect of the syntax , qua syntax , is . |
| 24 | As a church do we put ourselves with Jesus on the side of people in need or do we allow ourselves to be paralysed by fear or the temptations of wealth and forget what we would rather not know ? |
| 25 | John puts himself at risk by climbing on wardrobes ( line 13 ) . |
| 26 | John puts himself at risk by hanging from the bannister ( line 13 ) . |
| 27 | Here , significantly , it is only God who puts himself on oath by passing between the pieces . |
| 28 | He returned to Argentina and did menial jobs before putting himself through university in America . |
| 29 | Many incidents and accidents are caused by lack of experience and the pilot unwittingly putting himself into situations beyond his capabilities . |
| 30 | The carer has to be involved in this process , so that every time the patient washes his face , hands or body , you help and remind him to do so correctly , without increasing his spasticity or putting himself into danger through careless movements . |