Example sentences of "[was/were] put [adv] for [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In their second innings , Somerset were put out for 58 , with only Lionel Palairet reaching double figures and 10 of their total being byes . |
| 2 | In September 1943 , an additional requirement was put forward for 10 more identical trains , the LMS to provide four . |
| 3 | This reasoning was put forward for two decades to support the idea that chloroquine resistance would not spread in Africa , where adults become immune . |
| 4 | The kick-off was put off for 15 minutes because there were long queues outside . |
| 5 | 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 . |