Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] them for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After watching them for a while I suggested that they might try to keep most numbers constant and change just one . |
| 2 | Joseph and his mother , after watching them for a moment , turned and strolled away to inspect the dead calf . |
| 3 | Similarly , ‘ vocational ’ training was regarded more as a means of making prisoners work hard than of training them for a task to which they were individually suited . |
| 4 | It 's just a matter of hoarding them for a discount on your Sovereign holiday . |
| 5 | The principal method is the study of hoards , since coins have frequently been deposited in hoards for safe-keeping and their owners have often been prevented from recovering them for a variety of reasons such as death or forgetfulness . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Hopefully , however , there will be plenty of others sailing , and you can learn a lot by watching them for a while . |