Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] at risk " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pergolas and arches are not so bad for accessibility , but dead-heading means work above your head and that entails the use of steps , which require a firm path or surface before you place yourself at risk on them . |
| 2 | By inhaling poisonous vapours , young people put themselves at risk of : |
| 3 | This is not the same form of heroism as those who put themselves at risk for others . |
| 4 | as if lax regulations are not enough consumers put themselves at risk by careless use of refrigerators and microwaves . |
| 5 | With regard to Bancroft 's second point , our research was designed not only to quantify sexual practices but also to understand why people put themselves at risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases , especially AIDS . |
| 6 | Locks weirs and boats need to be treated with respect according to the National Rivers Authority , but there are still some people who put themselves at risk by behaving foolishly . |
| 7 | But if y'have t'shoot , aim to disable rather than kill , if that 's at all possible without puttin' y'self at risk . ’ |
| 8 | John puts himself at risk by climbing on wardrobes ( line 13 ) . |
| 9 | John puts himself at risk by hanging from the bannister ( line 13 ) . |
| 10 | ‘ Your father may be embarrassing , but is he putting himself at risk ? |
| 11 | Every day the Profitboss is putting himself at risk . |
| 12 | THE PEACEMAKER : He sees gifts as an excellent way of atoning for sins , but can put himself at risk by overstating himself — giving an exquisite set of English porcelain when a book token would do . |
| 13 | Why should Billy put himself at risk for the sake of his hereditary enemies , whether he 'd helped to bring them up or not ? |
| 14 | Nevertheless they also took care to ensure that no one made himself vulnerable , no one put himself at risk by careless speech in public assembly . |
| 15 | The Senator also proposed an interim bureaucratic manoeuvre to head off the seminar : ‘ I genuinely fear that if the seminar is held the VEC will put itself at risk because you are giving a platform to people who are not sincere . |
| 16 | And if the man were as confident of getting away with MacQuillan 's murder as Wickham believed him to be , she could put herself at risk . |
| 17 | An uninfected woman whose partner has HIV infection can not become pregnant without putting herself at risk of acquiring HIV . |
| 18 | But how could she make him aware of that , let him hear from someone else how well she was doing , without putting herself at risk again from Joe ? |
| 19 | Not only was she putting herself at risk but also her family , by carrying home all sorts of germs . |
| 20 | For those just coming out onto the scene , it 's an established fact that many can come to terms with , but for those who have set patterns of sexual behaviour or who 've put themselves at risk in the past , it 's a great problem . |
| 21 | Women who feel they may have put themselves at risk , but are unsure of their HIV status , may also wish to take such advice . |
| 22 | Are the parent birds really putting themselves at risk for their offspring , laying down their own lives so that their young may live ? |
| 23 | Bisexual women ( who have sex with both women and men ) may be putting themselves at risk if they have unsafe sex with male partners . |
| 24 | Given the dependence of the industry on charcoal , it was difficult if not impossible for ironmasters to avoid putting themselves at risk , certainly in England , perhaps less so in Ireland . |
| 25 | No member of staff is required to place themselves at risk in handling money or valuables in the course of duty or more particularly when confronting a potentially aggressive or violent situation . |
| 26 | You are not a risk because you belong to a particular group , but you could put yourself at risk if you behave in ways which allow HIV transmission . |
| 27 | You can be more confident that a negative test result means that you are not infected if you do n't put yourself at risk of infection through unsafe sex or by sharing injecting equipment in the three months before taking the test . |
| 28 | If you use any mains electrical appliance or tool outdoors , or where there is a possibility of water spillage , or even using ordinary power tools indoors like drills and saws , you could be putting yourself at risk . |
| 29 | avoid putting yourself at risk |
| 30 | If you use any mains electrical appliance or tool outdoors , or where there is a possibility of water spillage , you could be putting yourself at risk . |