Example sentences of "put [adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know how much pressure we put on for the police to get off their butts and do something . |
| 2 | put down for the you know for fire precautions and things . |
| 3 | ‘ That 's why I put in for the R.F.C. We 're literally the only sportsmen left . ’ |
| 4 | Yeah but erm , I , I ca n't understand why because when I put in for the my , my house I did n't put him , he were n't even on the pap paperwork and all of a sudden he , he |
| 5 | they put her in , they put in for the higher |
| 6 | I put in for the eh , my driving test again . |
| 7 | Residents are urged to be very careful about food scraps put out for the birds . |
| 8 | You got two more to put in for the next tape . |
| 9 | Peanuts are perfect badger bribes — just the same type that you buy to put out for the birds . |
| 10 | The voice he puts on for the customers , you would think he was in daily contact with the Lord Mayor or the Duke . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Henrietta , tall for her age and spectacularly thin , stood by them in the bikini she had put on for the sunshine and the wand , hovering round the crowd , finally pointed at her . |
| 13 | Yes you 're actually e sitting outside the original house , as it was built cos we had a room put on for the the back here originally . |
| 14 | ‘ If the murder rate speeds up , ’ said Milton , ‘ perhaps you might put in for the job yourself . ’ |
| 15 | Cos how many things did I put in for the thingums in the draws in Asda . |
| 16 | Oh Kelly 's coming is n't she to see about I think Tracy 's got ta put in for the exam has n't she ? |
| 17 | After the news of the secret negotiations between the government , Leyland Vehicles and GM broke in February 1986 , the government allowed alternative bids to be put in for the different parts of the firm . |
| 18 | The efforts that Sony has put in for the NEWS outside Japan would give NEC a flying start in the US and Europe should it decide to enter the international workstation market . |
| 19 | We 've put in for the club entry and we 're just waiting to hear , you know , if we 've been lucky or not . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ought to be said really , since Alan is not here and is erm is resigning , well perhaps that could come a little later on because I think both Joan and Alan er there should be some record other than this about the work they have put in for the Society er I mean the only idea I have , I do n't know how much of a a precedent this is , whether , whether anybody should be offered life membership of the the society or is that only for do you have to reach a certain age |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | There is only , well there are sixteen hours that er that Norman 's put down for the total technical work supervision on the job , I would have thought that perhaps that might be quite tight , er you know bearing in mind that it 's maybe a job that requires a |
| 24 | You may laugh , but already deposits worth £30,000 have been put down for the book and at least 5,000 people have telephoned bookshops to express an interest . |
| 25 | Bob 's put down for the Wednesday and the Thursday off , so it 's the Tuesday and the Friday I 'm stuck on the second week |
| 26 | The continuing need to demonstrate self control results in all lesser activities being put off for the time-being . |
| 27 | Her hair , put up for the wedding , was hidden under a severe black felt hat , but its stark lines showed off her beautiful bone-structure . |
| 28 | Rex Mundi , Lazlo Woodbine and the two-headed offspring of a popular show-biz couple put up for the night in a room above the Tomorrowman Tavern . |
| 29 | Through the centuries about twenty-five houses had been built in Ploughman 's Lane , first of all for the minor gentry , the widows and kinsmen , for instance , of the lord of the manor ; in more recent times , equally large and widely spaced dwellings had been put up for the professional class . |
| 30 | In later years some swings were put up for the school , but that was after my time . |