Example sentences of "put it [adv prt] to [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I put it down to a lingering melancholy and sense of impending loss at leaving the melin , even though by now he was in full agreement . |
| 2 | But I put it down to a natural wish on Jefferson 's part to protect what for him was a considerable investment in a new club and , if Harley 's new agent had exacted his usual pound , or stone rather , of flesh , a considerable investment in a golf pro . |
| 3 | He had felt the same , momentarily , stepping into the dyeyard at Nicosia , but put it down to a foolish nostalgia . |
| 4 | ‘ I was very lethargic but I just put it down to the first months of my pregnancy . |
| 5 | Some put it down to the sheer popularity of the winner Nigel Jones — others to the alleged racism of would-be Tory voters , unwilling to endorse the party 's official candidate , the barrister John Taylor . |
| 6 | By the time we get to the jarv tracks I am over it , putting it down to a poor night 's sleep and a wearing day that have combined so that I am feeling the cold more than I normally do . |
| 7 | ‘ I suppose you could put it down to a bad mood , ’ she said yesterday . |
| 8 | I can only put it down to the strong classical emphasis which prevails in the courses offered in the UK , although many of the university drama courses in the USA do stage Shakespeare and the European classical authors . |
| 9 | She put it down to the dismal sound of the thaw . |
| 10 | 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 . |