Example sentences of "to put them [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 And he used to put them into the oven while it was still hot to bake for him used to pick them up on our way home from school .
2 Consequently , they 're always coming in a bit behind the boys because the boys have been playing for a bit longer , and I think it 's very important that if girls are being offered the opportunity that the opportunity is good for them , and that it 's not going to put them off the game of football because they 're always in the position where the boys consider themselves a bit better .
3 If they get in if they start getting in the way the best thing to do is just let them relax to the side and try and forget about them , I know it 's difficult to forget about them but just to the conscious effort with the hands is just to put them at the side .
4 They 're chewing up the lawn but Carl there 's nowhere else to put them at the moment .
5 The effect of this has been held to be that , even if the company omits to put them on the register they become members and holders of the number of shares stated .
6 The till , the till locks , and erm we used to assemble those as well and er it was a fortunate one who used to do the lacquering , there was a big er big erm heated table and er it was easy work to do the lacquering you see and you used to have to put them on the top of the heated tower to dry before they were packed to go away , but erm they were , it was a hard place to work for but er the one son Mr he was always in London and er this is n't being recorded now is it , is it ?
7 They drank their coffee and he took both cups and leaned across her to put them on the settle .
8 You could ask them till kingdom come to put them on the bus , but they never do … . ’
9 The way to copy the formulas is first to put them on the entry line .
10 The aim was to put them on the spot — or at least to impress the Inspector with your knowledge and concern .
11 Um so erm I did have some I did have some references on this which erm unfortunately I I put to one side and I 've succeeded in losing so erm I did n't get the chance to put them on the handout but erm I 'm just alerting you to that area of debate and that area of enquiry .
12 Curiously , the attitude to fish of those who either lovingly hand-feed them pellets or seek to put them on the bank is equally caring .
13 ‘ TV highlights the unsavoury incidents , they are far too ready to put them on the screen .
14 Here they are , love — I was just going to put them under the pillow . ’
15 Fairness to his creditors demands that he should not be able to deplete his assets in this way in a deliberate attempt to put them beyond the reach of his creditors .
16 Parapsychologists have always complained that they did n't get enough funding , Randi says , so this was an ideal opportunity to put them to the test .
17 But if you 'd like to put them to the test , we 've put together a list as a brief explanation os some skin care jargon and products that incorporate the latest technology .
18 A worthwhile longer-term project , which gets closer to the heart of the matter , is therefore to begin to unearth these injunctions , to bring them to light , and to put them to the test of rational and empirical scrutiny .
19 The tablecloth needed no stones to hold it down and all the plastic bags waited for Betty to put them in the master plastic bag she had brought for the purpose .
20 And they were going to put them in the shape of an arrowhead .
21 SOCIAL ‘ Sociologists apparently have come round to the belief that 50 per cent of middle-class parents who send their children to private schools would be happy to put them in the state system if dinner money was renamed lunch money . ’
22 It is up to you to put them in the mood you want .
23 Although there is much in these three books to put them in the category of Ruritanian adventure , Scott may be a stronger influence .
24 You 've got to put them in the order so you can see him , but the other person ca n't
25 have er , oh well I 'll just have to put them in the oven they 'll go brown under the oven wo n't they ?
26 And Mr Robinson explained : ‘ The meeting was called to let the fans have their say and also to put them in the picture .
27 Well I said it , told you to get some just to put them in the garage when it 's hot .
28 You want me to put them in the bag ?
29 Well you 're dad 's not allowed to put them in the van and bring them home either ?
30 My first thought was to put them in the dustbin .
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