Example sentences of "[vb past] up for sale " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were lucky when the freehold of the old Aquarium Theatre , opposite Westminster Abbey , came up for sale . |
| 2 | When this manuscript came up for sale in London in 1980 , its estimated value was £40,000-£60,000 . |
| 3 | ‘ Eventually , I wrote a note and put it through the letter box saying we would love to buy the house if it ever came up for sale . ’ |
| 4 | Speaking of luck , there 's a colt I want to buy not far from Lexington — came up for sale just when I was thinking of getting in some new blood . |
| 5 | When the property came up for sale , for only the second time in its long history , a telegram was despatched to Honora , who was working in London : ‘ Will you invest savings in Plas ? ’ |
| 6 | One of his wins had qualified him for the National so when he came up for sale at Doncaster , Kempton secured him for 2,000 guineas on behalf of two of his owners who were keen to have a runner in the race . |
| 7 | ‘ This one came up for sale , so I grabbed it . |
| 8 | They bought half excuse me half of it and they lived in the basement , then the other half came up for sale so Peter bought the whole lot then |
| 9 | The 1693 quarto is loosely described as the ‘ second edition ’ , but strictly speaking it is a reissue of Q1692 : sheets remaining from the original print-run , spruced up for sale after a decent interval . |
| 10 | Reagan lifted the pipeline sanctions and Britoil went up for sale and Lech Walesa was freed . |
| 11 | Sadly , all too often they end up shelling out for mechanical write-offs which have been given a quick paint job and put up for sale at outrageous prices . |
| 12 | Around 1900–1901 , the mill was closed and put up for sale , remaining unoccupied for some time . |
| 13 | However , in spite of Mr Chapman 's optimism , an administrator was appointed in late November and the company put up for sale . |
| 14 | Book Bargains Ltd , the specialist remainder chain founded by Philip Weatherburn 14 years ago and put up for sale earlier this month , is in liquidation . |
| 15 | After it was closed and put up for sale eighteen months ago they did their utmost to buy it and run it on a community basis . |