Example sentences of "has been put [adv] for " in BNC.

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1 It seems self-evident that war , and the authority of the military and security men , have rendered most of us mere passive spectators because we are powerless to change the course of the story ; but also because in the end the war , like national public life , has been put on for our benefit .
2 The lease of Barrington Court in Somerset has been put up for sale by the Trust 's tenant , Mr. Andrew Lyle , along with his family 's surrounding freehold farmland .
3 Book Bargains Ltd , the chain of 10 specialist remainder shops , has been put up for sale by its founder and managing director , Philip Weatherburn .
4 Number 47 , Nelson Square has been put up for sale , and I understand that a buyer is interested in the property , subject to a structural survey .
5 SCOTT LITHGOW , the last major shipyard on the lower Clyde , has been put up for sale by its owners , Trafalgar House , the London-based property and engineering group .
6 There is no point in ransacking the cellar for the finest bottled sunshine that has been put away for the special occasion .
7 The £100m West Midlands Metro project has been put back for at least a year after the Treasury imposed transport budget cuts .
8 You raise the possibility of a continuous loop presentation video : the idea is not a new one but has been put aside for the moment because of the high costs involved in making such an item .
9 Almost every word has been put in for a purpose and needs to be commented upon .
10 I felt sad about this as I have several friends from my Salford days in Hong Kong , but I understand a decision to carry out this action has been put off for some time , so perhaps it was a regrettable necessity .
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