Example sentences of "[pron] [be] put down " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was put down at Whitcross , a crossroads on the moor , after travelling for two days in the coach . |
| 2 | Er because the pit bottom was lit up and it meant going down into the dark , an exciting thought for a young fella , er and so off I went and I was put down on one of the faces , as a lad , and said , Right lad , you want to be collier ? |
| 3 | As I was putting down my swab , it went again , straightaway . |
| 4 | ‘ These men had terriers with them , which are put down setts in illegal badger hunting . |
| 5 | He said : ‘ These men had terriers with them which are put down setts in illegal badger hunting . |
| 6 | There were serious disturbances in Beirut and Tripoli which were put down by the new Lebanese administration with the help of French troops . |
| 7 | In Virginia , dependence on a one-crop export trade led to trouble : the price of tobacco continued to fall after Charles 's restoration , and thus was the main reason for Bacon 's rebellion in 1675 , which was put down by the government of the colony before royal troops arrived from England . |
| 8 | In 1922 she was put down . |
| 9 | Her glance travelled to Hawkins who was putting down his mug and standing up . |
| 10 | The floor is the worst place of all to store equipment such as typewriters , braillers or even piles of books , especially if they are put down on thoroughfares between desks or tables . |
| 11 | ‘ They 're putting down the foundations for the bar today , Paul , ’ she told him . |
| 12 | But all I 'm asking is if there is an urgent work system , and if that urgent work system is being abused whereby everybody is putting down |
| 13 | Finally it is put down as boredom sets in and some other activity is engaged in . |
| 14 | The steady release and peak indicates the best way to use this manure : if it is put down at the end of March , the peak comes towards the end of June . |
| 15 | He is put down by Gloucester for being illegitimate and ignored so one can not really blame him for seeking revenge against the wrong done to him and for his bitter character . |
| 16 | This sparked off two days of rioting , with widespread looting and burning : it was put down only after the declaration of martial law . |
| 17 | It was put down by Darius , who in 490 sent a punitive expedition which burned Eretria but was defeated by the Athenians at Marathon , a victory which became at once a legend . |
| 18 | The motion was in order when it was put down and it is open to any hon. Member to support it — or amend it — if he or she wishes . |
| 19 | The urgency to complete it was put down to US pressure to achieve a result in time for the opening of the Republican Party convention on Aug. 17 , apparently in an attempt to boost the troubled election campaign of President George Bush by convincing the US electorate that his skills in the foreign policy field had domestic benefits . |
| 20 | It was not until the end of the 18th century that the first bottle of claret as we now know it was put down for ageing at the famous Chateau Lafite in 1797 . |
| 21 | But last year , because it was put down |
| 22 | While he was putting down the plates , Loretta made up her mind . |
| 23 | He was put down early in 1986 at the age of eighteen when an incurable heart condition was diagnosed . |
| 24 | He was put down in the spare bedroom with the blinds closed against the sun , and Jim sat with him telling him stories until he fell asleep . |
| 25 | ‘ Bill ’ , weighed an astonishing 1,157.5 kg just before he was put down after suffering a broken leg in an accident en route to the Chicago World Fair for exhibition in 1933 . ’ |
| 26 | It 's time he was put down . |
| 27 | ‘ Do n't let yourself be put down like this ! |
| 28 | The fact that peasants seized opportunities to enrich themselves is put down to sheer good sense , an unproblematic response to structural changes , while the conviction that the Camisard prophets and prophetesses spoke with the voice of the Holy Spirit is regarded as obviously serving some psychological function . |
| 29 | I was told that in the early days of tape , three weeks ' work in Europe was wiped when , as the White Cliffs of Dover came into sight , the bag containing them was put down in front of the rotating aerial . |