Example sentences of "was put [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was put up for vetting to a nominated superintendent whose instinctive response was to deny its submission , suggesting it ‘ looked as if it would be editorially unsuitable ’ . |
| 2 | Lincoln went into receivership and was put up for sale on 4 February , 1922 . |
| 3 | Two-thirds of AMI Healthcare was put up for auction this week after the company 's Los Angeles parent changed hands . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The company 's stay was fairly brief , for in 1908 operations ceased and the mill was put up for auction . |
| 6 | When Jeff Tyson was put up for the job of guitarist for Californian metal trio T-Ride the recommendation came from his ex-guitar teacher , Joe Satriani . |
| 7 | The club was put up for sale after the Kumar brothers ' business empire went into receivership last month . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | He was put up for sale before the start of this season . |
| 11 | Painted in the Company 's all yellow colour scheme and registered as SE–BRD , the Firefly flew with the Swedish company for thirteen years until being declared redundant , whereupon the aircraft was put up for disposal along with three other Mk 1s . |
| 12 | The loss-making Observer , the world 's oldest Sunday newspaper , was put up for sale by Lonrho , its owners . |
| 13 | Fisons ' horticulture division was put up for sale in April . |
| 14 | Simpson is the second player to leave the Manor Ground since the club was put up for sale eleven weeks ago . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | It was put up for £2.20 a square foot . |
| 17 | And er I was put up for the committee and was successful and sat on the committee for quite a number of years . |
| 18 | And also any alterations or recommendations for the national agreement the case was put up for the delegates . |
| 19 | There were a lot of French-Canadian soldiers stationed in the area , together with British and Americans , and a weekly film show was put on for all-comers in the Methodist chapel on Saturday nights . |
| 20 | Nevertheless , a creditable show was put on for the public , which in true GWAD fashion , stood their ground despite what the elements threw at them . |
| 21 | The kettle was put on for tea , and cutlery was laid on the kitchen table , which was covered by a cloth . |
| 22 | The kick-off was put off for 15 minutes because there were long queues outside . |
| 23 | one lady said she was put off for life after her first kiss , and never kissed another man . |
| 24 | His case was put off for a print-out about his driving licence to be obtained . |
| 25 | The match was put out for new offers and Kasparov is due to make an announcement in London on March 22 . |
| 26 | Political groupings in Slovakia continued to state their preference for a formal state treaty ( rather than a political declaration as embodied in the drafts ) , as the draft constitution was put out for consultation and amendment . |
| 27 | 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 . ’ |
| 28 | And that was put in for your dividend . |
| 29 | Another £100.000 was put down for the National Union of Journalists , despite its clear and well-known policy of not investing in newspapers because of the inevitable conflict of interest in its role as champion of higher wages for journalists . |
| 30 | It was not until the end of the 18th century that the first bottle of claret as we now know it was put down for ageing at the famous Chateau Lafite in 1797 . |