Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] put up for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The club was put up for sale after the Kumar brothers ' business empire went into receivership last month . |
| 2 | Simpson is the second player to leave the Manor Ground since the club was put up for sale eleven weeks ago . |
| 3 | Two-thirds of AMI Healthcare was put up for auction this week after the company 's Los Angeles parent changed hands . |
| 4 | The lease of Headington Hill Hall was put up for sale along with 32 other properties in January by receivers , Grant Thornton , and has attracted several bids . |
| 5 | The company 's stay was fairly brief , for in 1908 operations ceased and the mill was put up for auction . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Fisons ' horticulture division was put up for sale in April . |
| 8 | Bob Hoover 's North American P-51D Old Yeller was put up for action , but with a $1 million reserve Hoover gets to fly it for another year . |
| 9 | Just days after the Ardtullagh mansion was put up for sale , at least a dozen prospective buyers have given its 13 rooms the once-over . |