Example sentences of "put [pron] [adv prt] to the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | So even University was n't completely on one side , and again the City was erm there was this sort of Puritan element that did n't like the King 's religious policies , erm there was this general feeling against the University which tended to put them off to the other side , but there are undoubtedly loyal citizens erm citizens loyal to the King . |
| 3 | Be prepared for a delay while the operator puts you through to the relevant extension . |
| 4 | ‘ Encountering an incompetent telephonist , who puts you through to the wrong extension and/or cuts you off , and/or is n't sufficiently clued-up about who 's who and where to reach them ’ . |
| 5 | In this case , you should put him on to the defensive by maintaining a series of very strong attacks delivered from the correct distance . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | She put it down to the dismal sound of the thaw . |