Example sentences of "[verb] for they [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Along with many a public body that felt pushed around by the Tories , the BBC must have gone to bed on April 8 with dreams of a quieter life on the night ; already swinging , as it were , in the hammock slung for them by a hung parliament . |
| 2 | Ankhu and Nebamun would have it easier , but for the majority of privileged men work was a nominal activity as they laboured more or less intelligently in the upper ranks of the army , the civil service and the priesthood ; most of the graft was done for them at a humbler level . |
| 3 | It seems that they can be market counterparties even if the firm acts only as their agent and , indeed , even if the firm is acting for them on a discretionary basis . |
| 4 | Residential workers have the difficult task of finding a balance between guiding young people forward , perhaps before they are ready , and caring for them in a personal way which does not threaten loyalty to their parents . |
| 5 | Duncan trotted back with him and , sure enough , Mother dinosaur was waiting for them with a big smile on her face . |
| 6 | They were given tea and biscuits , invited to watch a favourite soap opera on the television , then made to listen to current hits from the charts played for them by a young man called Danny on his ghetto-blaster . |
| 7 | The take or place booking means that the client will be offered a room if there has been a ‘ no show ’ or cancellation , and failing that accommodation will be found for them at a comparable hotel , usually within the same chain of hotels . |
| 8 | The common law provides quite an armoury of such principles , and new applications can be found for them by a bold judge . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , what if I purchased two lots which added up to less than fifty pounds , could I pay for them with a personal cheque , assuming , of course , that I had a valid cheque card ? ’ |
| 10 | It was the Guga Hunters who had chartered Viking to land the men and supplies ' on Sula Sgeir and return for them at a specified date . |
| 11 | And so a strong tradition has grown up that teachers must know their pupils , care for them in a general way , interest themselves in their moral development , and give them as many educational opportunities as possible outside the class-room as well as in it . |
| 12 | A number of organisations to which we spoke provided ( paid ) training for people filling such positions , despite the fact that they would only be working for them on a casual basis and might even use the skills they acquired working for other organisations . |
| 13 | Or rather , their memoirs were launched for them at a glib and glitzy party by Heinemann , the publishers . |