Example sentences of "put himself [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | You know , very very does n't put himself above anybody else , airs and graces and all , when you see him . |
2 | THE PEACEMAKER : He sees gifts as an excellent way of atoning for sins , but can put himself at risk by overstating himself — giving an exquisite set of English porcelain when a book token would do . |
3 | However , even if we can not blame him for murdering the other in his sleep , we might respect him more if he did put himself at a disadvantage by clinging to one of his last disintegrating scraps of morality . |
4 | Why should Billy put himself at risk for the sake of his hereditary enemies , whether he 'd helped to bring them up or not ? |
5 | This was a variation on the routine he would put himself through every time after a man he had just slept with had left the flat ; he would check his body for scratches , bruises and teethmarks . |
6 | Or again , someone may honestly put himself under the lordship of Christ yet at the same time adhere to a Christian lifestyle or espouse Christian values which by temperament or nationality he would be likely to appreciate anyway . |
7 | Will the Minister put himself in the place of that 15-year-old girl , too frightened to ask anyone for help , alone , desperate and penniless ? |
8 | One of a director 's fiduciary duties of particular relevance in management buy-outs is that he must not put himself in a position where his duty to the company may conflict with his personal interest . |