Example sentences of "[conj] they [verb] for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The overwhelming majority of Russians — some 83 per cent in the 1989 census — lived in the Russian Republic , where they accounted for the same proportion of the local population . |
| 2 | The only possible savings would be from reductions in the number of teachers in the maintained schools , which would come about if parents were to stick to the survey preferences that they indicated for the independent sector . |
| 3 | We suggest that there is considerable evidence in the data that they present for a downward pressure on referral rates , most noticeably in women ( perhaps particularly in elderly women ) and to the specialty of general medicine . |
| 4 | Berg implies that they settled for a stable relationship , Frances acting the perfect Hollywood wife and ultimately finding consolation in religion , while Sam 's unspent emotions were burned off in work . |
| 5 | It was then that they disagreed for the first time about the terms of their verbal agreement and a serious rift developed between them . |
| 6 | As a proportion of national consumer expenditure , advertising more than doubled between 1945 and 1990 , so they competed for a growing purse . |
| 7 | She was by that time too valuable a property to be junked , so they settled for a short suspension and a revised entry in the book . |
| 8 | Paul 's touching letters stood out and they met for the first time shortly before he was posted to the former Yugoslavia . |
| 9 | And they Sought for a Better Sign from Arnold Bros ( est. 1905 ) , and there was a Sign ; ii . |
| 10 | They regard it as significant that the eighth and ninth century saw an increasing volume of exchanges not initiated by the state , but " privately-generated " ; and they look for the new wealth-creators among lords and peasants , finding in rural markets crucial mechanisms of exchange . |
| 11 | so , erm , they rang and they rang , and they rang for a good twenty to twenty five minutes and we just erm , we , we all huddled together in the living room , and erm , anyway about half an hour went past , and then they finally went , we saw them , we live in a flat , and we saw them from the window , we saw them going back to the station you see . |
| 12 | If they went for the traditional look I suppose they 'd all be wearing hard hats that looked like the flat cap Victorian cyclists always wore . |
| 13 | Trent waited until they made for the upriver side , then charged forward uncaring . |
| 14 | It was a private lair , and though they 'd often wished to have a fire they 'd never done so — not because they feared for the dry wood of the spinney but because they knew that rising smoke would sooner or later be investigated . |
| 15 | After a short discussion on the merits of the duck , he decided to join her ; and while they waited for the first course to arrive , he regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon 's meeting in the history department to sort out the timetable . |
| 16 | The minutes dragged while they listened for the first hum of the approaching helicopter . |
| 17 | The three tenants evicted this afternoon are staying with friends while they search for a new home . |
| 18 | The three major schemes — the Library of Congress Classification Scheme , the Universal Decimal Classification Scheme and the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme — are treated in most detail , since they account for a good proportion of classification practice . |
| 19 | In the final game Waikato took the honours 28–24 , leafing Rugby Canada to wonder just how long it would be before they won for the first time on New Zealand soil . |
| 20 | Celtic are next to test the growing confidence at Dens Park when they visit for a rearranged fixture tomorrow . |
| 21 | Under the new arrangements there would be an ‘ intermediaries offer ’ to increase the distribution of new shares by giving private clients priority when they applied for the 25 per cent of the issue that is not distributed by the sponsor in a placing . |
| 22 | How many times have you been walking with someone who does that all the time , regardless of climatic considerations , and wanted to deliver a rabbit punch to the back of their neck when they stop for the tenth time that day and begin the ponderous unclipping of their rucksack ? |
| 23 | Anglers discovered dead fish frozen into the Grand Union Canal when they arrived for a major match . |
| 24 | CAMERA-shy ministers avoided photographers yesterday as they gathered for a crucial Cabinet meeting to thrash out the Government 's public spending plans for the coming financial year . |
| 25 | As they longed for a spiritual assurance of Christ 's presence and received it in the Holy Spirit which literally inspired in them knowledge and love of God so the meditator may grow in inner spiritual knowledge ( c.33 , 36 ) . |
| 26 | Resting gratefully on his pitchfork as they waited for a slow-moving loaded wagon to reach them from the far end of the field , Seb said , ‘ There 'll be another hundred acres to work by the spring . |
| 27 | ‘ Why two rooms ? ’ asked Billie as they waited for the slow-moving lift to ascend to the third floor . |
| 28 | ‘ What do you mean ? ’ she demanded angrily as they waited for the ancient lift to grind its way up from below . |
| 29 | The healthy stayed away , or hovered sceptically at the back of the crowd , talking as they waited for the first miracle . |
| 30 | All sounds were muffled except the song of the birds and the pigeons were puffed up , looking as if they were wearing greatcoats , as they waited for the generous breakfast which they knew Jane would bring out to them . |