Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] put back " in BNC.
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| 1 | At a meeting of the European Commission last week , the Commissioner for tax , France 's Christiane Scrivener , shocked her colleagues by suggesting that the member states ' case may prove overwhelming or at least that the system as first proposed should be put back until 1995 . |
| 2 | When light dawned , both sides looked very foolish , and made a treaty that everything should be put back exactly as it had been . ’ |
| 3 | Erm , on the basis that they should be put back into the position that they would have been had there been no breach . |
| 4 | Also , when decreasing , a pusher must be put back into the blocking rail for every stitch decreased . |
| 5 | By refusing office , Labour would lose all the parliamentary advantages it had gained by becoming the official Opposition in 1922 ; its position in the country might be put back by a decade . |
| 6 | The mill could be put back into full working order with a minimum of effort , should the need ever arise . |
| 7 | Beyond these factors were the numerical weakness and cultural backwardness of the working class , the low average productivity of labour ( even if the factories could be put back to work ) , the vastness of the land area and the isolation of its rural inhabitants , the barbaric inheritance of Tsarism — all in comparison with the exiguous forces of the Bolshevik party . |
| 8 | As though I could step through it and they could all still be there — if broken glass , and shattered bodies , could be put back together again . ’ |
| 9 | At this stage it is anticipated that quota trading to secure premium payment on ewes that were already part of the 1993 claim will take place between 15 April and 15 June — although the dates could be put back and the period might be shortened . |
| 10 | Latest word from the grapevine is that IBM Corp 's 3390-9 disk drive may be put back to June 1 or June 8 ( CI No 2,165 ) , and there is a certain lack of confidence that the thing will be an easy sell given that it is significantly slower than the lower capacity drives , making it unsuitable for most leading edge mainframe applications ( CI No 2,165 ) : the conspiracy theorists conjecture that it is not a product that the sales force and the market actually want , one that could have been developed simply to respond to something a competitor was planning but in the end never launched , but that it has cost sufficient to develop that to write off the effort now would leave a nasty hole in AdStar Inc 's balance sheet — much better to put the thing out in the confidence that some users will bite , and write the work off over perhaps a five-year product life . |
| 11 | It is evident that the prosecuting authorities also had in mind to prosecute the applicant for implication in some of Mr. Turner 's offences , but a decision was taken in 1988 , and communicated to the applicant 's solicitors , that proceedings would be put back until after the B.M.F.L. trial . |
| 12 | And as the charity shelters close , many more will be put back in their cardboard boxes . |
| 13 | It is expected that the A–20 will be moved by road to the Weeks Museum in Florida , where it will be put back into stock flying condition . |
| 14 | The long-running recession has meant that interest in these properties is low , but if they can be sold the cash raised will be put back into further improving the remaining operations . |
| 15 | Jackson , who described the action as an ‘ artistic ’ response to racism , said that the painting-How Ya Like Me Now ? by David Hammons-should be put back on display together with the sledge-hammer . |
| 16 | With the new set-aside agricultural policies , there is a possibility that cultivated parks can be put back to pasture . |
| 17 | Hand-reared birds can be put back in the nest once they can feed themselves , but if they 've become imprinted on a human , they may not respond properly to the other birds and the parents may reject them . |
| 18 | Another says that if the diner happens to put an elbow out , it can be put back at once . |
| 19 | Linda Lee , Development Officer , Renfrew District Project , Alzheimer 's Scotland The AIMS of the specialist day care unit are as follows : a To provide a respite break to the carer and give the sufferer a positive place in the community where something positive can be put back into their lives and improve their awareness on a day-to-day basis . |
| 20 | Once you 've er got over the newness of it the the the thing can be put in away in a drawer can be put back in it 's box . |
| 21 | Many of those who voted against Mr Yeltsin in Congress last week have probably deceived themselves into thinking that the hands of the clock can be put back . |