Example sentences of "[conj] they [vb base] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rabbit 's breeding chamber is some 4 or 5 feet ( 1.25 – 1.5 metres ) long and the young are born in a nest of hair where they stay for a month . |
| 2 | Some older people are keen to live in sheltered accommodation where they hope for a combination of independence and security . |
| 3 | I mean either they opt for a family , or they opt for a job . |
| 4 | Better by far to tackle equity withdrawal on big loans , where better-off house-buyers borrow £20,000 more than they need for a house-purchase , to buy that flashy car they have always wanted . |
| 5 | They have er thirty minutes each , er twenty minutes A at least ten minutes have to be given over to you for questions , so they speak for a maximum of twenty minutes . |
| 6 | And they know for a fact the minute your kids grab them that you 've got to pay . |
| 7 | They are very happy places and they make for a lot of happiness with parents too I think . |
| 8 | The man counts the money and they argue for a while , Tod saying nine hundred , the man saying seven , then the man saying six while Tod holds out for a thou , and so on . |
| 9 | And when they go on holiday with Ann and the old man they used to get through a hundred pounds a day and they go for a week . |
| 10 | if they come for a win , itll be a win gained from getting us on the break . |
| 11 | But even , you know , e , even if they go for a walk into to Tenby , it 's company ! |
| 12 | It 's the twenty third , I said that 's on Saturday , he said oh we have got these dates wrong now , I said er what you 've cancelled is my personal booking but they ask for a work number you see . |
| 13 | At home we have an impressive library of books , carefully selected to give our children the widest possible view of life : black families , single fathers , working mothers , girls rescuing the western world single-handed and boys moping in corners because they long for a doll . |
| 14 | of cases , rape is by someone known to the victim , so women are not at risk from every man they happen to encounter when they go for a walk on a dark night . |
| 15 | Whether this has any foundation in science or whether it reflects the old-fashioned ‘ punitive ’ approach , men up and down the country , known for their ten-pint capacity or love for fine wine , are receiving old-fashioned looks as they ask for a half-pint of lime juice or a tonic on its own . |
| 16 | TSB invite readers to attend Saturday 's local County finals , which take place at the Bebington Oval , to cheer on Merseyside 's budding Christies and Gunnells as they fight for a place in the Merseyside team . |
| 17 | ‘ Maybe your dybbuk 's gone , ’ says Naomi afterwards , as they pause for a takeaway kebab . |
| 18 | Two goals from Butt and one from Beckham , with McCall pulling one back for Palace , were enough to silence an enthusiastic crowd of 7,825 and give United a two-goal advantage for their return leg at Old Trafford as they challenge for a record seventh Youth Cup win . |
| 19 | Chelsea will decide whether to sign Szewczyk in the next 48 hours as they look for a replacement for injured Paul Elliott . |