Example sentences of "put [pn reflx] [prep] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | A seventeen year old , bright and intelligent enough to put herself on an equal footing with her father . |
| 2 | He seems , on his own initiative , to have put himself through an extensive course of classics , modern languages and English literature , a combination of subjects that it was not then possible to offer at any university . |
| 3 | It had been a silly , spur-of-the-moment impulse to deny it , but by lying to him she 'd put herself in an invidious position . |
| 4 | Having put themselves in an extraordinary environment , which nevertheless feels so homely and ordinary , the members occasionally come into contact with wider , more powerful and less homely influences . |
| 5 | If you lose these you will put yourself at an even greater disadvantage . |