Example sentences of "[vb mod] be put to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Subject to any provisions of Scots law , with which we are not acquainted , this point should be put to the Inspector of Taxes , although the absence of a formal record relating to the dividend admittedly weakens the case . |
| 2 | The second argument had a more practical flavour and consisted simply of a demand that the issue should be put to the test of an election . |
| 3 | These lessons should be put to good use by the rightful participants in an appropriate forum . |
| 4 | The majority held that , whilst an honest but unreasonable mistake would negative liability , such a defence should be put to the jury only where the defendant expressly asserted belief in consent and where there was some evidence beyond his mere assertion . |
| 5 | Is not it right that that departure should be put to the people ? |
| 6 | While the councillors felt it appropriate that the Church Hall should be put to some use they objected to the proposal for a function room and made the following points : |
| 7 | ‘ On the contrary , I think it 's so great that it should be put to better use . |
| 8 | At the bottom of page six , top of page seven I think that issue there requires a resolution from you in that we have , the officers have suggested that we spend er six hundred thousand pounds out of the minor works budget on those four schemes but we should reserve the remainder of that minor works budget for approximately and er that report should be put to the March Committee . |
| 9 | Right , they 're accusing him to be claiming to be God and they actually say they actually say their decision is that he 's guilty and should be put to death , they 've condemned him to death . |
| 10 | So long as these are approved by Italy 's constitutional court , they must be put to the vote by mid-June . |
| 11 | A stop must be put to it immediately . ’ |
| 12 | A stop must be put to it . |
| 13 | Ross had previously noticed that Minton seemed slightly uneasy on his own , ‘ as if questions might be put to him that he preferred not to consider ’ , and liked better the easy banter encouraged by the presence of a crowd . |
| 14 | Right you 'll be put to bed without any supper tonight . |
| 15 | ‘ Ask yourselves , ’ he questioned the jury , ‘ is it possible that two exceptionally strong and stalwart officers could be put to death so easily by just one man and a mere youth , or would it have taken at least three if not four men to overcome them and cause such severe injuries ? , |
| 16 | The following extract is exactly as written : ‘ When I tell you that something you use every day could be put to better use — and that using it better could help you to win greater influence , more respect and higher status , promotion and a larger income … it could widen your circle of friends and possibly even secure you fame and power — you might well be curious to know what that ‘ something ’ is … |
| 17 | For it had occurred to me that the proposed trip in the car could be put to good professional use ; that is to say , I could drive to the West Country and call on Miss Kenton in passing , thus exploring at first hand the substance of her wish to return to employment here at Darlington Hall . |
| 18 | Before , however , the plan could be put to the test preliminary peace terms had been agreed and England 's victory in the Seven Years War was confirmed by the Treaty of Paris on 10 February 1763 . |
| 19 | In the eyes of those who believed that the Masai were decorative but unproductive idlers sitting on land that could be put to better use , the unco-operative attitude of district officials was mere romantic obstructionism , proof positive that they had been bewitched by the Masai . |
| 20 | If an undergravel filter is in use , whether downflow or reverse-flow , then extra biological filtration is totally unnecessary within the canister which could be put to better use with chemical media . |
| 21 | Do n't forget , either , that tobacco is a cash-crop : intrinsically worthless , taking up land that could be put to far better use . |
| 22 | RADICAL proposals to cut the Premier League to 18 teams and introduce a Second Division could be put to the vote today . |
| 23 | The Church has already agreed to let Pat have our morning tapes to give them free of charge , and if anyone else would like to send anything , it could be put to good use . |
| 24 | An efficiently organised reception office should always have an up-to-date set of reference books in order to be able to answer the innumerable and varied questions that could be put to them by the guests . |
| 25 | To develop their awareness and need to know their product simple questionnaires could be put to the staff along the lines of : |
| 26 | Woodworm and beetle infestation makes much of it unsuitable for structural work but treated and cleaned up with an adze to give it the right period look , much of it could be put to good decorative effect . |
| 27 | If they married outside their own caste , they could be put to death . |
| 28 | The auditor must examine whether resources could be put to alternative uses , whether objectives could be achieved by an alternative strategy and ( if practicable ) compare the operations of one particular department with another . |
| 29 | Each of these chapters contained at least some description of how the concepts and techniques they described could be put to practical use to build up market knowledge . |
| 30 | This could be put to a variety of uses . |