Example sentences of "[vb past] put i [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a child , even though my parents were divorced and my mother did n't have much money , I would scream and shout whenever she tried to put me in some of my sister 's hand-me-downs . |
| 2 | A second opinion was sought and , short-sightedly , my parents agreed to put me in those gorgeous National Health jobs which are now sported by your average Yuppie but which made you look second only in berkishness to the kid in the owl specs with Elastoplast all over one lens . |
| 3 | A second opinion was sought and , short-sightedly , my parents agreed to put me in those gorgeous National Health jobs which are now sported by your average Yuppie but which then made you look second only in berkishness to the kid in the owl specs with elastoplast all over one lens . |
| 4 | so they did put me onto some . |
| 5 | I said , coldly and pompously — he had put me in such a strong , moral position by hitting me — that if he really felt I was such an awful wife , if would be better if we got a divorce . |