Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] be put [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | By and large it does not , and it certainly did not in Margaret 's case : she merely laughed all the more , and sang the taunting hymns of her new faith , about how tyrants would be put down from their thrones and the humble and the meek raised up . |
| 3 | Swindon fans will be put out of their misery at eleven o'clock tomorrow morning . |
| 4 | Indeed , readers can be put off from finding out more about the MU , which is the only organization providing protection and service solely to musicians . |
| 5 | I asked that these , all these matters should be put in and it was agreed . |
| 6 | In the first flush of enthusiasm following these unprecedented claims there was a very strong tendency to identical dreaming exclusively with REM sleep , presuming that any lack of identification of dreaming with eye movements could be put down to experimental error . |
| 7 | An alternative might be to just to ask whether some of our membership forms could be put out so that |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Her mother and Omi and Paul were in , going through the arrangements for the party and wondering where the various guests could be put up — for free . |
| 11 | EXTRA GUESTS COULD BE PUT UP OVERNIGHT ON THEIR SAILING BOAT , USUALLY MOORED AT THE END OF THE THEIR BALCONY . |
| 12 | Extra guests could be put up in the boat itself , which had a permanent skipper and crew , enabling Bernard and Laura to escape at short notice to idyllic , inaccessible Mediterranean islands , Laura still could not swim and often groaned with seasickness . |
| 13 | This is a cooperative venture with the University of Copenhagen 's Computing Centre and the first workshops will be put on in Copenhagen and Lancaster next June . |
| 14 | Part of the Sun Valley Poultry factory at Hereford is being pulled down so that replacement buildings can be put up . |
| 15 | Many of the plants can be put in at any time of year , except for the dahlias . |
| 16 | It is possible for two productions to be mounted so that numbers are divided — possibly four productions may be put on , if that is thought worthwhile . |
| 17 | In addition , questions may be put down for written answer . |
| 18 | Nor does Pearce believe up-and-coming managers should be put off by the apparent decline in moral standards of business . |
| 19 | So the end needle selection cams on punchcard machines should be put out of work . |
| 20 | LIGHTS should be put up in dark Darlington lanes to help cut down crime , a shopkeeper said yesterday . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She wondered how long ago it had begun and how many of her difficulties could be put down to whatever was the matter with her . |
| 23 | The scallops would be put on to the seabed after about two years growth in special nets , and grown on for a further two years before harvesting . |
| 24 | Legislation on " small " privatizations , whereby around 100,000 state-owned shops , restaurants and other small businesses would be put up for auction , had been passed on Oct. 25 , 1990 , after a long official debate on its pace and a spate of strikes by shopworkers fearing redundancy . |
| 25 | It takes at least two terms even to become familiar with a new job but , after that , few management changes can be put off for more than a year . |
| 26 | It involves the creation of a heritage wall whereby brass plaques can be put up in the club house for a one-off payment of £100 . |
| 27 | Adam Smith believed that competition among capitalists would give the public the opportunity to compare the quality and prices of goods , so that producers who were inefficient or who charged excessive prices would be put out of business . |
| 28 | Most visitors to the Games will be put up along the coast outside the city and COBB have had to hire 10 luxury liners to be moored in Barcelona 's harbour , to provide 30,000 extra rooms for sponsors and their guests . |
| 29 | Because some people are making large profits , and raising the total of profits by so doing , it is proposed to come down on the ‘ innocent ’ businesses , whose profits may actually have gone down , who have been being ‘ responsible ’ and not increasing their prices ; and their taxes will be put up — all because of the other bounders , who meanwhile are laughing their heads off . |
| 30 | What about twinning , do you think that that 's of such a high priority that when council houses need repairs that those repairs should be put down on the ladder and said ‘ I 'm sorry , we ca n't deal with that because part of the money that we could allocate to council house repairs is being used for twinning and things like that ’ ? |