Example sentences of "[was/were] put [adv] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was also of course , we were put forward for objective two , this was turned down by these two commissioners simply because they sliced off two percent of the application . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Following the death of William Lewis in 1843 , both Port and Brimscombe Mill were put up for sale . |
| 5 | Earlier this year WEKA decided to close down its UK publishing operation and a number of titles , appealing to a broad spectrum of business and hobby readers , were put up for sale . |
| 6 | United were put up for sale yesterday in a shock move at Bramall Lane . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The first attempt was put forward for consultation : A Framework for the School Curriculum . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Two-thirds of AMI Healthcare was put up for auction this week after the company 's Los Angeles parent changed hands . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | The company 's stay was fairly brief , for in 1908 operations ceased and the mill was put up for auction . |
| 17 | Lincoln went into receivership and was put up for sale on 4 February , 1922 . |
| 18 | The club was put up for sale after the Kumar brothers ' business empire went into receivership last month . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He was put up for sale before the start of this season . |
| 21 | The loss-making Observer , the world 's oldest Sunday newspaper , was put up for sale by Lonrho , its owners . |
| 22 | Fisons ' horticulture division was put up for sale in April . |
| 23 | Simpson is the second player to leave the Manor Ground since the club was put up for sale eleven weeks ago . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | The kettle was put on for tea , and cutlery was laid on the kitchen table , which was covered by a cloth . |
| 26 | one lady said she was put off for life after her first kiss , and never kissed another man . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Another ten shillings was put aside for food ; they rarely learnt to cook as landladies preferred to prepare the food the Girls had bought . |