Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] them for the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The majority of Athenian citizens were working men who needed the meagre payment that was eventually made for carrying out public duties to compensate them for the loss of daily earnings .
2 Redcar MP Mo Mowlam says she is concerned about possible health risks associated with the closure of public lavatories on the seafront and hopes to persuade Langbaurgh Council to re-open them for the summer .
3 The cumulative value of transactions covered by a set of standard terms may be greatly in excess of the value of any individual conveyancing transaction and , although it may be possible to amend the terms for future transactions if problems emerge in use , once the terms have been incorporated into a particular contract , unlike a pleading , there is no chance to amend them for the purposes of that contract .
4 The big four have asked all Japanese corporations with equity-financing plans to postpone them for the time being .
5 ‘ We had a bit of a struggle to get them for the wedding , but you can pull various strings to hold things back . ’
6 The National Curriculum 's aims — to give pupils knowledge , understanding , skills and attitudes to equip them for the responsibilities and challenges of adult life and tomorrow 's world — will be widely supported .
7 It also saw frequent proposals that diplomats should be given some systematic training to fit them for the posts they were to occupy .
8 A chauffeur-driven Mercedes arrived at Waterloo to collect them for the agm at Skinners ' Hall but while the driver was searching the station his car was wheel-clamped .
9 Although few performers really enjoy working under the glare of high-power lights , their use is sometimes essential , and the most acceptable way to use them for the illumination of small areas is to employ the technique known as bounce-lighting .
10 However fascinating the ‘ social gospel ’ has proved to historians , it was not the most important aspect of the ministry to Nonconformity : this was the need to improve the quality of ministers ' education in order to equip them for the position they had achieved in English life .
11 She was grateful that Sylvie had not taken up the Princesse 's invitation to join them for the holidays and , a little guiltily , that Leo had n't either .
12 The same information will help members of a project team to understand what is going on , and why , strengthening their contribution and going some way to prepare them for the project management role when it comes their way .
13 Thus the case was presented on the footing that the documents concerned had come into being and were held by the solicitors for their client as the result of a suspected intent by a third party to use them for the purpose of furthering his criminal activity .
14 And what 's more , we 'll have the power to charge them for the inconvenience that they cause us .
15 There has been a fall out with the grass court tournaments as the better juniors are now seeking matches on cement to prepare them for the nationals at Nottingham .
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