Example sentences of "put it [adv] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We used to get a collar of rope , manilla rope , put it on to a truck and used to stretch it out first and then cut off the lengths . |
| 2 | He said that he did not think that it was a high priority to ask the Home Secretary to take £40 million out of his budget and put it on to the Secretary of State for Transport 's budget . |
| 3 | As he once put it wryly to a friend , ‘ the guys who have the brains ca n't get elected , and the guys who get elected do n't always have the brains ’ . |
| 4 | I must of had them on my lap and normally put it straight to the ignition . |
| 5 | but they put it in to the meter in |
| 6 | ‘ So they put it down to a prowler , probably a junkie after drugs . |
| 7 | Shannon had , rather uncharitably , put it down to the lure of the man 's fame — people simply liked to be close to the famous . |
| 8 | I put it down to the necessity for him to exhibit his physical superiority from time to time , in order to maintain his ‘ throne ’ and his following of stooges . |
| 9 | Put it down to the wine ! |
| 10 | You argue with one another and put it down to the fact that people who are prejudiced are ignorant . |
| 11 | No , because er I always put it down to the fact that most of our takings were in coin , it was very seldom that you had a pound note , you possibly had a ten pound note in those days but most of it was coinage and the cash when it was married up , was put into steel bound wooden boxes . |
| 12 | Insiders put it down to the pressure of competing for six and seven figure salaries . |
| 13 | ‘ Put it down to the movement of the ship . |
| 14 | Put it back to the beginning . ’ |
| 15 | Erm , does any member of the Council wish to make any comment on this resolution before I put it formally to the vote ? |