Example sentences of "be put to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can be put to good use in soaring conditions as a means of getting into the lift when cruising at a high speed . |
| 2 | He could not anticipate — that his work would be put to an entirely different use , let alone tell a story . |
| 3 | The old money-lender with her ‘ Jewish ’ interest rates is to be murdered because her life is worthless and her hoarded wealth can be put to good use ; when the unimportant deed is done the doer will launch himself into something that really matters , a large-scale philanthropic exercise . |
| 4 | Unlike other single women , Elaine can not stay out late at night : she has to be home in time to be put to bed by a nurse . |
| 5 | STEVEN SMITH 'S new rapport with the unpredictable Brook Street Picnic will be put to the test later this month , when he begins the tour of shows in Washington , New York and Toronto on the North American Fall Circuit , writes Genevieve Murphy . |
| 6 | Any continuing contributions received will be put to this reserve but active fund-raising for the Appeal has now ceased . |
| 7 | Your gift is urgently needed and will be put to immediate use . |
| 8 | The deal , at Northern Engineering Industries , Newcastle upon Tyne , will be put to a mass meeting of workers today . |
| 9 | The recommendations , forming part of a programme of environmental measures , will be put to the 19 ministers gathered under the auspices of the European Conference of Ministers of Transport . |
| 10 | So long as these are approved by Italy 's constitutional court , they must be put to the vote by mid-June . |
| 11 | ‘ There are certain eternal values which can not be put to referendum , ’ he announced . |
| 12 | But if disaster is to be averted , time bought needs to be put to good economic use . |
| 13 | Much early copper contains a small percentage of arsenic and this , arsenical copper , was the first alloy to be put to practical use throughout the ancient world . |
| 14 | A defence of this kind , a claim that the purpose was only to frighten and not to cause harm , requires the full definition to be put to the jury . |
| 15 | In practice , the issues may never be put to the test because it is very likely that other parties would succeed in preventing referenda , but it is still enough of a departure for some evangelical DUP activists to have been initially opposed to the change . |
| 16 | All Spaniards , and all those who sheltered them , he declared , were to be put to death . |
| 17 | Although Futurism succumbed to the ravages of the First World War and its surviving adherents were later to be put to flight by Mussolini , many of its observations and its leading artists , such as Severini , Picabia , Boccioni and Balla continue to inspire the main stream of modern art . |
| 18 | But Mr Livingstone is unlikely to gain the nomination of 55 Labour MPs necessary before his name can be put to Labour 's electoral college , which will meet on July 18 to choose a new leader . |
| 19 | Proposals to reduce nitrate would then be put to MAFF , which would in turn consult interested parties . |
| 20 | But when several such businesses are aggregated at a dockside location the economy of scale offered by the worldwide container business can be put to good advantage both in cost and speed by even the smallest manufacturing unit . |
| 21 | They 'd told her , on no account was he to be allowed to cry for a feed , but that at the same time he was n't to be put to the breast unless he really wanted to . |
| 22 | ‘ 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 ? , |
| 23 | The size of the combined opposition and abstentions indicated how far Lenin 's arguments had won the day , just before the Bolsheviks were to be put to the test of power . |
| 24 | 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 … |
| 25 | Two options were to be put to the Arab states , the first was to make their demands to Israel concerning borders , the return of the refugees , and so on , on the basis of determination to prosecute the war if Israel did not comply . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | If the building is no longer needed for its original purpose , could it be put to a new use ? |
| 28 | But now , a few litres of Finish 'Em would be put to the service of a more crucial domestic task , the elimination of Mrs Farr . |
| 29 | It is meant to be put to a specific use . |
| 30 | I just wanted the idea to be put to you all as soon as possible . |