Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [verb] they for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles , her husband , jokes all the time about what I 'm wearing , insists that I join them for formal dinners late at night , and then teases me throughout them because I 've never eaten squid before , and I do n't know what haggis is made of . |
| 2 | For that matter , now that I see them for this moment so clearly , what has Hugh to do with the king , either ? |
| 3 | Anyway , the people at SIS are big enough to take it and I respect them for that . ’ |
| 4 | Councillor is on record , in fact not long after taking his job , that he does n't care much for state education , he prefers , grant maintained schools , the assisted places scheme , which I 'm pleased to say , Lord Mayor , we do n't operate in this district and neither did the Tories when they were in power and I applaud them for that |
| 5 | Now she gets them and she sells them for ten quid . |
| 6 | But Hampshire are top of the table and we outplayed them for two days . ’ |
| 7 | But the speakers that you are observing ‘ know ’ how to use the resources of variation available to them , and they use them for many purposes , including the marking of varying social roles and functions . |
| 8 | ‘ I had to coax two into it because they are not very experienced cook , but I chose them for that very reason , ’ he says . |
| 9 | Yeah/ Which is highly improbable but he bought them for three pounds |
| 10 | Even when he scolded them for some minor wrongdoing , he would cite the great orators like Cicero or Burke , as if he was taking part in a parliamentary debate , instead of addressing two small boys . |