Example sentences of "[be] put off [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nor does Pearce believe up-and-coming managers should be put off by the apparent decline in moral standards of business . |
| 2 | Do n't be put off by the bewildering choice of reading . |
| 3 | The concept of indirect discrimination was , according to the councils , at first unfamiliar to police , who also saw no reason why black candidates might be put off by the former question three — which asked the country of origin of spouse or lover 's parents . |
| 4 | Readers interested in social policy should not be put off by the disciplinary context of geography : in many respects present-day geography is the next-door neighbour of social policy studies . |
| 5 | Do n't be put off by the two sets of coordinates . |
| 6 | Cavers should n't be put off by the recent radiation scare , according to the National Caving Association . |
| 7 | Do n't be put off by the delicate appearance of this cake , but do allow plenty of time for the separate pieces of icing to harden well before assembling them all together . |
| 8 | Visitors should not be put off by the modern appearance of this roof , nor by the notice on the gate to the abbey field which indicates a slight trek back along the lane to Abbey Farm to pick up the key to view St Leonard 's Church , Kirkstead . |
| 9 | Others may be put off by the complicated forms . |
| 10 | For those that have been put off by the laborious nature of the program 's drawing method the new freehand and auto trace tools offer a quick and easy method of generating high quality artwork from scanned or existing material . |
| 11 | It is also possible that many advertisers were put off by the political tone . |
| 12 | Parents are encouraged by seeing a perceived expert being as firm as they would like to be and not being put off by the resulting tantrum . |
| 13 | Nigel leafed through a few large-print Agatha Christies but was put off by the noxious inexplicable stains on the pages . |