Example sentences of "[noun pl] [be] put [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Much work is being undertaken there , including the renovation of outbuildings to provide accommodation for another 25 followers , and practical skills are put to good use .
2 In 1967 , when the then Communist government declared Albania an atheist state , all religious buildings were put to other use or closed .
3 Low-income families are put at grave risk and local authorities are unable to administer the housing benefit system efficiently because they are tied to the 20 per cent .
4 Producers were put into considerable difficulty by the decision of the Ministry not to pay them full compensation .
5 In the Duma and in the press loyalists were loudest in their demands that Russian interests be vigorously defended , that the massive expenditure on armaments be put to good use .
6 Given the increasing pressure we and others are putting on offshore dredging , which has major implications for future terrestrial supplies , I thought you should also see the Commentary .
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