Example sentences of "being laid at the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover , it had become clear from the opinion polls that the unpopularity of the new tax was being laid at the door of the government which had introduced it , rather than the local authorities who were responsible for levying and collecting it . |
| 2 | This is a charge increasingly being laid at the door of city governments when disbursing federal grants by , amongst others , Dommel and Rich ( 1987 ) , Fainstein and Fainstein ( 1986 ) and Strickland and Judd ( 1983 ) . |
| 3 | There 's no end to the ailments which are now being laid at the door of stress . |
| 4 | Blame for this fiasco is being laid at the door of everyone from teachers to examiners . |
| 5 | Many players automatically roll the wrists at the start of the backswing , with the club being laid at the top as a result . |