Example sentences of "put on for [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | I wore a suit that Mary had seen in a second-hand shop in Paris and insisted I bought so that at least I had one outfit I could put on for interviews without worrying whether it looked OK or not . |
2 | She had on that special queasy-bright look women like her put on for girls of my age . |
3 | She heard his voice downstairs , talking in the rather affected boom he put on for strangers . |
4 | It 's just a little game Tom puts on for visitors . |
5 | 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 . |
6 | On the patio , some Italian children were rehearsing their contribution to the show being put on for parents that evening . |