Example sentences of "[was/were] put [adv prt] for the " in BNC.

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1 In later years some swings were put up for the school , but that was after my time .
2 Finally that evening the engine pulled into Maidstone where they disembarked , and were put up for the night at the local barracks of the Royal West Kents .
3 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 .
4 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 .
5 And er I was put up for the committee and was successful and sat on the committee for quite a number of years .
6 And also any alterations or recommendations for the national agreement the case was put up for the delegates .
7 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 .
8 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 .
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