Example sentences of "[coord] they [adv] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | It would appear from investigations that this government in nineteen eighty four did a deal with the E E C to close down shipyards in future years , for which they received millions of pounds from E E C funds , and they never used them for the purposes they were supposed to be used for . |
| 2 | Their Christmas parties were very special , too , and they always gave one for their staff the night after the one they threw for their friends . |
| 3 | ‘ I would n't mind , ’ she explained , ‘ but they just took it for granted that she would go back to work and I would look after the baby , without even asking me . ’ |
| 4 | But they still want them for pleasure and social purposes . |
| 5 | You might expect leopards to keep away from forest tracks frequented by humans but they often use them for preference . |