Example sentences of "put [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And this is , I mean , what they 're asking , actually to be fair to them they 've put in for a thousand pound against three . |
| 2 | The Defence wheel can only be put over for a major change of course when there is a fortuitous coincidence of national and international events , political trends , and economic pressures at a time when there is also a Secretary of State in office , who has the strength of character and political standing to create a new consensus in Whitehall , Westminster , and the electorate . |
| 3 | If the war was n't actually forgotten , it was put aside for a few days in the district around Screehaugh . |
| 4 | Ferranti 's annual meeting , adjourned until 10 October , will now almost inevitably be put back for a further four to six weeks in the light of recent events . |
| 5 | The idea of providing proper station buildings was not forgotten , however , in 1988 , planning began in the hope of attracting grant aid and alternative designs were put forward for a new building . |
| 6 | In 1960 a major proposal was put forward for a British and Commonwealth programme by a consortium of Britain 's main aerospace and electronics companies — called the British Space Development Company ( BSDC ) . |
| 7 | He had never flown in anything other than a Tiger Moth so her requested that his name be put forward for a short Washington sortie . |