Example sentences of "put [pers pn] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ he put them on the shelf and said , ‘ Let's watch over them and see how long it takes to sell them ’ . |
| 2 | He put them on the counter and asked , ‘ Tea or coffee ? ’ |
| 3 | So she put them on the plate and she might want to work out what would three lots of two come to . |
| 4 | She put them into the basket and Chola stretched across the fire to pass her a puri . |
| 5 | On their return to Orkney , however , the Social Work Department put them into the Camoran Children 's Home in Kirkwall . |
| 6 | They never looked back after Neil Hodgson put them in the lead after 24 minutes , Joe Peel adding tow more before half time . |
| 7 | All your twenties were on her little list and when Mr Nassim put them in the bank yesterday he got a nasty shock . |
| 8 | If I remember correctly , I could get to either and someone put me on the system . |
| 9 | I suppose she meant if she put me on the Pill she was letting me sleep around . |
| 10 | He put me on the committee and now they 've persuaded me to open the thing . ’ |
| 11 | Not just because of Joachim 's kindness but that chance encounter put me on the road to solving Selkirk 's riddles and the horrible murders they caused . ) |
| 12 | ‘ He put me on the spot and eventually pulled out of the deal as much as I did . |
| 13 | The farmer put me on the table , with some small pieces of bread and meat in front of me . |
| 14 | And the next day — well nearly — the Service put me on the list as an Administration Trainee . |
| 15 | While she made tea with her usual haphazard efficiency , she put me into the picture . |
| 16 | This might have been all very well for my ego but it put me in the position of a complete novice , with my boss listening critically from the platform to everything I said on his behalf . |
| 17 | ‘ And the Trunchbull put you in The Chokey for a whole day ? ’ |
| 18 | One day his inquisitors would take Master Learmouth and put him to the question . |
| 19 | Life magazine put him on the cover and that single photograph of Manson , with his evil , hypnotic stare , became for the hysterical mass media , the face of a violent , drug-crazed substrata of society : the monster hidden in the heart of every hippie and longhaired supporter of a culture which seemed certain to encompass an increasing section of youth and bandwagonners . |
| 20 | To try to discover the form which put him on the verge of Ryder Cup honours in 1989 he finished 17th on the money list that year Walton has gone through around a dozen putters . |
| 21 | She put him on the chest of drawers and fetched a nut out of his special box . |
| 22 | It was his own early instincts as a risk taker which first put him on the path that was ultimately to lead to him becoming chairman and chief executive of Hilton International . |
| 23 | That application form put him on the ladder , not only to the top of the Japanese profession , but to international recognition — on 1 January this year he took over the chairmanship of the International Accounting Standards Committee . |
| 24 | In the 1470s the closest parallel is to be found in the north midlands , where Hastings ' possession of the key duchy of Lancaster offices put him at the head of the royal connection in the region . |
| 25 | In the 1470s the closest parallel is to be found in the north midlands , where Hastings ' possession of the key duchy of Lancaster offices put him at the head of the royal connection in the region . |
| 26 | Josh Gifford wheeled Honey End round , took him back a few paces and put him at the fence a second time . |
| 27 | ‘ I understand from the Echo man that it was your paper in Nature that put him onto the track , ’ Kegan said maliciously . |
| 28 | Well and she put him through the hoop , nurses him . |
| 29 | Mr. Russell lost out when he received a 6p rise which put him above the income support level . |
| 30 | Though fictitious , his ‘ cross-Channel ’ landholdings and family connections put him into the company of Geoffroi de Joinville or Aymer de Valence |