Example sentences of "put [pn reflx] [prep] the " 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 | Second , they put themselves on the defensive by shying away from subjects like food scares and by protecting the rogues within their industry . |
| 3 | During the autumn and winter of that dramatic year they put themselves at the forefront of agitation for more effective air raid precautions , and used their influence in the war factories to defend workers ’ living standards while criticizing the inefficiency of management . |
| 4 | CURRY lovers who regularly put themselves through the pain of eating hot , spicy food may be physically addicted to the ‘ high ’ it gives , according to new research . |
| 5 | This does not mean that they put themselves into the hands of an absolute authority . |
| 6 | About two-thirds of all temporary workers put themselves into the seasonal , temporary or casual category , though the proportion was much higher amongst those in lower level occupations and much lower amongst those in more skilled , and particularly in " professional " occupations [ see Table 2.4 ] . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ Put yourself into the hands of a Gothic architect , tell him what you want , let him invoke his muse and his clerks , and know the result . |
| 9 | Do a little homework before you put yourself at the mercy of a mortgage lender . |
| 10 | 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 ? … |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Put yourself in the position of a potential attacker and you will see how effective they are . |
| 13 | ‘ If you put yourself in the position to be fashionable , then six months later everyone 's going to take the piss out of you . |
| 14 | Put yourself in the hands of our experts , who will transform your hair and make-up and let you try on the latest fashions . |
| 15 | Put yourself in the shoes of your customers . |
| 16 | Put yourself In the shoes of your colleagues . |
| 17 | Put yourself in the shoes of the union representatives with whom you deal . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Put yourself in the shoes of your audience , says CBI chief |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Put yourself in the position of the children . |
| 24 | Put yourself in the in the shoes of the Sanhedrin , they did n't know what he was talking about , they 're probably talking literally . |
| 25 | You put yourself in the right mental state and adopt the persona that 's needed . ’ |
| 26 | But , John , put yourself in the customer 's shoes , and my wife 's one of your customers . |
| 27 | Put yourselves in the position of an officer . |
| 28 | Put yourselves in the client 's position : what would you judge as a quality , desirable service ? |
| 29 | Aware that Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em had a massive audience , ranging from children to grandparents , Crawford said , ‘ I then go and put myself before the public ’ as Billy Liar , whose first words as he comes on stage are along the lines of ‘ Christ Almighty , bloody , blimey ! ’ in a song . |
| 30 | As regular , well-known members of the church it is difficult to put ourselves into the shoes of the first-time visitor . |