Example sentences of "[be] put [adv prt] by the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He declined to postpone his visit to Argentina , expressing confidence that a military rebellion which had begun there on Dec. 3 [ see p. 37913 ] would be put down by the government of President Carlos Saúl Menem , whom he thanked for sending two Argentinian frigates to the Gulf . |
| 2 | When , at the end of July and the beginning of August 1943 , four RAF raids practically wiped out the centre of Hamburg — Germany 's second city — in fire-storms , killing some 40,000 people , rumours spread that unrest had had to be put down by the police and SA or Wehrmacht , and that there was a ‘ November mood ’ — an allusion to the revolutionary mood of November 1918 — in the Reich which would rise up against the unbearable air raids . |
| 3 | I have heard it suggested that there is some danger that prospective buyers might be put off by the idea that their units have been used in this way . |
| 4 | So please do n't be put off by the title , it says Help the Aged , I ai n't going in there ! |
| 5 | That way if you 're really keen you can learn something worthwhile — and if you 're just messing about you 'll be put off by the price . |
| 6 | There is no need to be put off by the name , for in fact database systems are simply computerised filing cabinets . |
| 7 | Do n't be put off by the cover but do read ! — this is a book for all of us . |
| 8 | Do n't be put off by the thought that this is no job for the novice — not everything in surveys is a matter of technical knowledge . |
| 9 | If you are interested , above all do n't be put off by the thought that you are too old/young/weak/unskilled etc . |
| 10 | Unfortunately it is very likely that among the men and women best qualified by talent , temperament and experience to become MPs many would be put off by the conditions imposed by the STV on the winning and the retention of a seat . |
| 11 | Do n't be put off by the fact that you ca n't rock and roll — nor can I — full tuition at beginner standard is included . |
| 12 | • Do n't be put off by the fact that you have to control the purse strings — it is n't too difficult and leaflets are available from the Inland Revenue and the DSS . |
| 13 | And it wo n't put its hand in the fire , as it will be put off by the heat as it approaches it . |
| 14 | Again do n't be put off by the appearance of the test piece , washing is the answer . |
| 15 | When you look inside try not to be put off by the decor — if it 's hideous , you can always redecorate . |
| 16 | Manville refused to be put off by the objections . |
| 17 | But do n't be put off by the remains of a crashed enemy aircraft which paid a visit during World War Two . |
| 18 | Moreover , educated young Catholics were likely to be put off by the party 's style of opposition , which could often appear even more obsessed with sectarian symbolism than the Unionists were . |
| 19 | Girobank also makes loans , with the attraction for people who might be put off by the image of conventional banks that the transaction is entirely postal . |
| 20 | The Commandos in the trench with me did not seem to be put out by the noise and the explosions caused by the Moaning Minnies ; no doubt they had heard it all before . |