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 . |