Example sentences of "put on [noun] by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | October 1991 : Proposed Green Taxes on hoteliers and other service industries causing pollution were put on hold by the Department of the environment . |
| 2 | German plans to remove bromine and chlorine from leaded petrol have been put on hold by the EC , which is concerned that the new environmental measures may result in explosions . |
| 3 | Three captives put on exhibition by the English adventurer Sebastian Cabot in 1502 were described as " clad in beasts " skins , eating raw meat , and speaking an unintelligible language " . |
| 4 | The pending action land charge should effectively stop the husband dealing with the property until completion of the conveyance in the wife 's favour has taken place and she is in receipt of the title deeds , for any purchaser or mortgagee will be put on notice by the entry at HM Land Charges Registry . |
| 5 | And then the Greens ' past caught up with them — or , more accurately , was put on display by the government parties — and the Social Democrats retreated rapidly in case the electorate took fright at the thought of a pact with such a dubious , anarchic bunch . |