Example sentences of "it down to [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | One of the early theories about the causes of hyperkinetic syndrome put it down to brain damage , but research has failed to find any evidence of this . |
| 2 | I have n't told the management about the lymphoma , and have n't had a repeat of the weakness I experienced in Birmingham , so have put it down to adrenalin overdose and imagination . |
| 3 | Some do , er the rise and fall type of fitting over a dining table where when you 're er , er having dinner you 'd have erm it down to about what not more than twelve inches above the table er so that it lit the table but did n't shine in your eyes , erm some people leave it like that all the time , other people having had a meal lift er it up , erm I think the main thing about the , er adjustable fly and fall is that erm , it 's there for , as you want it , if you 're trying to find a meal you 've lost on the floor well then you pull it down to floor level really . |
| 4 | Shamlou put it down to war weariness . |
| 5 | TO be fair , you could put it down to jet lag and a 12-hour flight . |
| 6 | ‘ You must put it down to jet lag and worry over my sister ; I 'm not usually so easily fooled . ’ |