Example sentences of "have put [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our mountains have survived for millions of years , bearing witness to a history of violent , volcanic activity , glaciation and erosion , but ironically it 's the invention of the internal combustion engine and lightweight waterproof clothing that has put them under the most severe pressure yet . |
| 2 | He is amazed by the complex destiny which has put them before each other like this , two solid independent creatures face to face , two selves , with a common background and a common source of reference in Goethe 's Faust . |
| 3 | In effect , Ayer has put them in a ghetto and they are happy to remain there , content to be making statements of nonsense in the assurance that what to the believer are the words of God must necessarily appear to the unbeliever mere gobbledygook . |
| 4 | Their defeat of Grange ‘ D ’ has put them in an unassailable position and they will return to division two after a season 's absence . |
| 5 | ALAN Sugar celebrated his High Court victory last night , saying : ‘ Terry Venables has put me through hell . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Terry Venables has put me through hell . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ He has put me at your service , sir , ’ replied the monk , ‘ for the love this boy bears you . |
| 8 | ‘ Hurry up , ’ he called over his shoulder , ‘ this morning 's delay has put me behind schedule . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ I 've seen him myself , or else hearing about it has put me in a special state of mind , and all the other factors have come up right , atmospheric conditions , combinations of light and dark , what you like , and made me create what I believed I was seeing . |
| 10 | Now the Supreme Court has put him on the spot . |
| 11 | In fact Mr Major , who is said to have been delighted with the way Mr Waldegrave introduced the health reforms , has put him in charge of implementing the Citizen 's Charter . |
| 12 | AD LIB RALLY LATEST … over in Gloucester rugby fans have spent the weekend celebrating after a famous win over Saracens … but the price of victory for the cherry and whites was an injury to scrum half Marcus Hannaford which has put him in hospital and put the good name of the sport to the test |
| 13 | Mr Lamb said : ‘ The council has put nothing in the budget to celebrate the anniversary yet Bowes Museum at Barnard Castle has just got £100,000 from the county council to mark its centenary . |
| 14 | He has put himself beyond the pale — I have forbidden you to speak of him . ’ |
| 15 | But that Terry of yours has put himself beyond it . |
| 16 | Nigel has put himself in the right place , and there 's no doubt about that . ’ |
| 17 | This tournament has put us on the map and we are keen to develop it further . |
| 18 | Neighbour Dave Ward added : ‘ I hate the programme , even though I suppose it has put us on the map . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ Whoever tried to kill us in the plane , whoever that was , has put us on the same side . ’ |
| 20 | Our nightly promenade up and down the road has put us on speaking terms with the whole neighbourhood . |
| 21 | ‘ By pushing the boat out unilaterally , ’ says Weir Group 's Ron Garrick , ‘ the Government has put us at a severe disadvantage compared with our German and American counterparts . |
| 22 | It has put us in the position of villains , whereas the Secretary of State is the villain because he will not pay . |
| 23 | This has put us in good heart for Leicestershire . ’ |
| 24 | If the GDR , with a 1982 debt service ratio of 63 per cent faces an uphill struggle , Poland , with a debt service ratio of 191 per cent has put herself beyond the point of return as an OECD trading partner for at least a decade . |
| 25 | Most of the money for the campaign has come from the central government and the United Nations , but it seems to be Marxist enthusiasm that has put it to good use . |
| 26 | Pilar Wayne now says she ca n't afford the upkeep on ‘ La Roca ’ in exclusive Newport Beach , California , and has put it on the market for £2 million . |
| 27 | The changes are associated with a £2.4m overdraft Young has agreed with its banks to meet a financial crisis which has put it in breach of the covenants on £5.4m worth of convertible preference shares issued four months ago . |
| 28 | Chairman Alan Brooker believes the company 's increased size has put it in a better position to win larger , long-term contracts , in line with DCM 's stated policy , and should lead to improved margins and faster growth . |
| 29 | this suggests a recognition that cultural production is itself a form of knowledge or , as Hilary Robinson has put it in a recent issue of WAM ( No49 ) in discussing women 's body art , that artists could be said to be producing theory visually ’ . |
| 30 | But the local council has put it in the highest council tax band — for houses worth at least three hundred thousand pounds . |