Example sentences of "[modal v] not be put [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Queen , he said , should not be put off by any oddity of manner but could be assured that this was a man of great learning , deep human sympathy , and outstanding pastoral gifts . |
| 2 | Readers interested in social policy should not be put off by the disciplinary context of geography : in many respects present-day geography is the next-door neighbour of social policy studies . |
| 3 | Visitors should not be put off by the modern appearance of this roof , nor by the notice on the gate to the abbey field which indicates a slight trek back along the lane to Abbey Farm to pick up the key to view St Leonard 's Church , Kirkstead . |
| 4 | Picton-Howell had worked hard for the project since the early days , and had kept her old job as London office administrator on Equal Opportunities grounds that the post should not be put out to competitive interview after capitalization . |
| 5 | She was still telling herself she should not be put out by a kiss from a youngster who did not realize what he was doing , and she tried to nod her golden head with an appropriate display of adult wisdom , as she said : ‘ Yes , you 're wasting your time . |
| 6 | Sometimes when it is really cold , and it rains heavily all day long , some of the horses that we normally stable overnight are kept in longer , and may not be put out in the paddock until the next day when the rain has stopped . |
| 7 | It was , presumably , drafted and engrossed by persons of reasonable educational standard , and the eccentricities ( to modern eyes ) in the orthography can not be put down to illiteracy . |
| 8 | Likes and dislikes can not be put down to pure genetic inheritance alone . |
| 9 | That stage can not be put off for ever . |