Example sentences of "put it [adv] to " in BNC.

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1 She did n't like the answer she came up with one bit , but she put it nevertheless to Charity , very quietly .
2 yeah there was an actor erm and he was playing Russian roulette with and he put it up to his temple , pulled the trigger the blank went off , bloody blew his brains in .
3 She put it in to gear and eased out of the space , willing herself not to rush , not to panic .
4 Yevdoxia put it down to Chernobyl .
5 One of the early theories about the causes of hyperkinetic syndrome put it down to brain damage , but research has failed to find any evidence of this .
6 Shamlou put it down to war weariness .
7 Peter thought that he 'd been a fool to imagine that there might be something wrong between his hosts ; he put it down to an overactive imagination coloured by wishful thinking .
8 What was more , there had been a growing number of mice in her house of late and she put it down to the age of the animal .
9 Mornings had indeed developed into quite a happy routine of little errands and duties for Aunt Emily , the hens and the sea ; and if she felt now , as quite often she did , an incomprehensible longing for something wilder and freer and more satisfying than this domestic round , she put it down to needing to be in the open air more and gave herself , next morning , a longer spell on the smooth buff sands of the bay .
10 His changed expression showed her that clearly , and she knew too he put it down to greed .
11 Vaguely , she became aware that this man was having an effect on her , and she put it down to the fact that she was unaccustomed to associating with such a devastating member of the opposite sex .
12 When asked by the masters where it came from , he put it down to being ‘ good with my tongue ’ , and they nodded sagely , wondering why he smiled .
13 She put it down to the dismal sound of the thaw .
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