Example sentences of "put [pn reflx] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He has put himself beyond the pale — I have forbidden you to speak of him . ’ |
| 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 | Nigel has put himself in the right place , and there 's no doubt about that . ’ |
| 4 | And was it for this awfulness that she had taken the great jump that would divide her from the rest of her life , that she could never go back to , for this she had put herself beyond the pale and ruined her life ? |
| 5 | 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 . |