Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] [was/were] put [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And also any alterations or recommendations for the national agreement the case was put up for the delegates . |
| 2 | A spokesman for the Department of the Environment said : ‘ The contract was put out for tender locally by the Roads Service and was awarded to Safeall for three years . ’ |
| 3 | The story was put aside for twenty years , then rescued by the wife of one of the now adult nephews , shown to a publisher relation , tried out satisfactorily on his own children and brought out to resounding success . |
| 4 | The club was put up for sale after the Kumar brothers ' business empire went into receivership last month . |
| 5 | Simpson is the second player to leave the Manor Ground since the club was put up for sale eleven weeks ago . |
| 6 | The company 's stay was fairly brief , for in 1908 operations ceased and the mill was put up for auction . |
| 7 | The business was put up for auction two months ago when Whitbread decided that its spirits operation , including brands such as Long John Scotch , Laphroaig malt whisky , Burrough 's mixed doubles and Beefeater gin , was too small to compete with the giants of the industry like Grand Metropolitan 's IDV , Guinness ' United Distillers and Allied-Lyons ' Hiram Walker Allied Vintners . |
| 8 | The match was put out for new offers and Kasparov is due to make an announcement in London on March 22 . |
| 9 | The kettle was put on for tea , and cutlery was laid on the kitchen table , which was covered by a cloth . |
| 10 | The kick-off was put off for 15 minutes because there were long queues outside . |
| 11 | You imagine what the guy was putting down for his fourteen thousand pound booklet . |