Example sentences of "was put off [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kick-off was put off for 15 minutes because there were long queues outside . |
| 2 | one lady said she was put off for life after her first kiss , and never kissed another man . |
| 3 | His case was put off for a print-out about his driving licence to be obtained . |
| 4 | I was put off at Smith field and asked to get to the Strand as best I could for another bus . |
| 5 | It was put off at Newtown and delivered by road . |
| 6 | Nigel leafed through a few large-print Agatha Christies but was put off by the noxious inexplicable stains on the pages . |
| 7 | But David Holloway in The Daily Telegraph was put off by the author 's ‘ inalienable cynicism ’ and Nicci Gerrard in the Observer damned it as ‘ a competent novel that Mortimer can pull of without really trying ’ . |
| 8 | Sandra Mary Gregory appeared in court with her travelling companion and codefendant Robert Frank Lock , but their hearing was put off until July 2 because lawyers failed to attend . |
| 9 | Well , ter cut a long story short 'e ends up tellin' me that the last bloke was put off fer losin' too much time an' I might be a bad time-keeper as well , what wiv me injuries . |