Example sentences of "[adv] be put [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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1 | The Defence wheel can only be put over for a major change of course when there is a fortuitous coincidence of national and international events , political trends , and economic pressures at a time when there is also a Secretary of State in office , who has the strength of character and political standing to create a new consensus in Whitehall , Westminster , and the electorate . |
2 | That stage can not be put off for ever . |
3 | In this country , delivery-ward routines vary from hospital to hospital but there 's no reason for separating mothers and their healthy babies so soon after the birth — measuring and weighing could easily be put off for an hour or two . |
4 | Yeah knowing she , she 'll probably be put in for planning then for coke |
5 | Ferranti 's annual meeting , adjourned until 10 October , will now almost inevitably be put back for a further four to six weeks in the light of recent events . |