Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] put [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This reasoning was put forward for two decades to support the idea that chloroquine resistance would not spread in Africa , where adults become immune . |
| 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 | Two-thirds of AMI Healthcare was put up for auction this week after the company 's Los Angeles parent changed hands . |
| 5 | The first attempt was put forward for consultation : A Framework for the School Curriculum . |
| 6 | In 1960 a major proposal was put forward for a British and Commonwealth programme by a consortium of Britain 's main aerospace and electronics companies — called the British Space Development Company ( BSDC ) . |
| 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 | In September 1943 , an additional requirement was put forward for 10 more identical trains , the LMS to provide four . |
| 9 | The company 's stay was fairly brief , for in 1908 operations ceased and the mill was put up for auction . |
| 10 | The match was put out for new offers and Kasparov is due to make an announcement in London on March 22 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | As a result of workshops at a Westminster conference ( described in Chapter 2 ) , wide-ranging recommendations for bureau development were put together for further assessment and implementation . |
| 13 | Soon after this , his name was put forward for the Jamaican Senate and he became a member , but although he attended regularly it was not something he took to . |
| 14 | A friend of G. Lytton Strachey and J. Maynard ( later Baron ) Keynes [ qq.v. ] , he was not an ‘ Apostle ’ himself , although his name was put forward for election to the society . |
| 15 | ‘ Miss Duncan 's name was put forward for the possible lead in Arnie Costow 's new production of All the Fond Dreams , ’ the secretary explained . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The kettle was put on for tea , and cutlery was laid on the kitchen table , which was covered by a cloth . |
| 18 | The apocalyptic stock-taking was put aside for some future anniversary or crisis . |
| 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 story was put aside for twenty years , then rescued by the wife of one of the now adult nephews , shown to a publisher relation , tried out satisfactorily on his own children and brought out to resounding success . |
| 22 | And also any alterations or recommendations for the national agreement the case was put up for the delegates . |
| 23 | His case was put off for a print-out about his driving licence to be obtained . |
| 24 | 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 . ’ |
| 25 | Fisons ' horticulture division was put up for sale in April . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | You imagine what the guy was putting down for his fourteen thousand pound booklet . |
| 29 | The kick-off was put off for 15 minutes because there were long queues outside . |