Example sentences of "[adv] [be] put [adv prt] to " in BNC.

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1 This improvement in standards can only be put down to cellar training .
2 It can only be put down to the ravages of drink ’ .
3 Granted the rich diversity of the phenomena of the biological world , a disagreement over results can generally be put down to differences between animals ( ‘ species or strain differences ’ , for instance ) or to subtle alterations in experimental conditions , and can therefore be fudged or ignored .
4 Their victory can also be put down to the lack of a co-ordinated attack by the Whites .
5 If this were an isolated case , it might simply be put down to an individual health authority overreacting to public embarrassment .
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