Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] put [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Does the hon. Gentleman accept that , if he is as keen as I am to provide a level playing field for road and rail , he should recognise that , when motorways were built around Greater Manchester , of three footpaths that crossed the motorway , one was closed or diverted and bridges or underpasses were put in for the other two . |
| 2 | The club was put up for sale after the Kumar brothers ' business empire went into receivership last month . |
| 3 | Simpson is the second player to leave the Manor Ground since the club was put up for sale eleven weeks ago . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Two-thirds of AMI Healthcare was put up for auction this week after the company 's Los Angeles parent changed hands . |
| 6 | Erm in nineteen O two I think it was , I 've got the details at home , erm sidings were put in for 's . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The company 's stay was fairly brief , for in 1908 operations ceased and the mill was put up for auction . |
| 9 | Following the death of William Lewis in 1843 , both Port and Brimscombe Mill were put up for sale . |
| 10 | In September 1957 the Gladstone Street buildings were put up for sale ; in 1958 the Temps moved out , and in 1959 the Hall was demolished and the Institute converted into shops . |
| 11 | The match was put out for new offers and Kasparov is due to make an announcement in London on March 22 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | This week 14 paintings were put up for auction in London so the gallery could clear its debts and provide grants for artists , particularly students , in the region . |
| 14 | The privatization of industry in the Czech Lands began on Aug. 8 when 50 of the republic 's largest businesses were put up for sale on international markets . |
| 15 | In their second innings , Somerset were put out for 58 , with only Lionel Palairet reaching double figures and 10 of their total being byes . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | Then , in autumn 1991 , proposals for the new qualifications were put out for consultation with a very wide range of organisations , including Scottish colleges , central institutions , universities , secondary schools , industry lead bodies , professional bodies , Scottish Enterprise , Highlands and Islands Enterprise , and Local Enterprise Companies . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | In later years some swings were put up for the school , but that was after my time . |
| 20 | And there 's gon na be many many many thousands of worried parents whose children were put up for adoption , whose children vanished , brothers and sisters who said , I thought I had a brother . |
| 21 | The kettle was put on for tea , and cutlery was laid on the kitchen table , which was covered by a cloth . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | And also any alterations or recommendations for the national agreement the case was put up for the delegates . |
| 26 | His case was put off for a print-out about his driving licence to be obtained . |
| 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 | Fisons ' horticulture division was put up for sale in April . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |