Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [verb] them for [art] " in BNC.
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1 | He spent as long as he could going round the Smoking Room at a snail 's pace , cleaning clean ashtrays and polishing polished tables , and when summoned once or twice to wait on other members he dragged out the process of serving them for an inordinate length of time . |
2 | ‘ We had just played two games in three days , so I had the players in for a hot bath and a massage before taking them for a couple of pints of Guinness . |
3 | We had just played two games in three days , so I had the players in for a hot bath and a massage before taking them for a couple of pints of Guinness . |
4 | The seller has no difficulty in producing them for the buyer in any quantity provided he has sufficient notice to schedule production , and purchase needed materials and components . |
5 | It 's just a matter of hoarding them for a discount on your Sovereign holiday . |
6 | Hopefully , however , there will be plenty of others sailing , and you can learn a lot by watching them for a while . |