Example sentences of "[adj] to put [pron] to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Against the urgent advice of Keith , Fraser and other veterans , they decided that the English were afraid to put it to the test ; but they were not . |
| 2 | ‘ I doubt if His Grace would ever stand up in a court-room to give evidence on my behalf , but I counted on Magistrate Peck being afraid to put it to the test . ’ |
| 3 | Oh well it 's always protection of the family and yet they 're not prepared to put anything to the family . |
| 4 | I really think , although I would not be prepared to put it to the test , that you could go out in the streets of London in your nightdress and nobody would notice . |
| 5 | It might be prudent to put it to the test . |
| 6 | Technical considerations are being completed , and I hope that we shall be able to put it to the House before long . |
| 7 | All , from Davout down to the humblest ranker , were eager to put it to the test . |