Example sentences of "[vb past] them [adv] for a [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Connie buzzed them in for a joyous greeting from Hurley , Colonel John Sasser , the Defense attaché , and one of Buck Revell 's FBI team , but there was n't much time for celebration because Hamadan was wanted elsewhere for debriefing .
2 His second-in-command re-divided the men and sent them back for a second search of the places they had searched before .
3 He left them there for a few days , checking that the wasps still kept returning to their burrows .
4 Fortunately , the high camp of ‘ Goldfinger ’ , ‘ The World We Knew ’ and Brazil ’ set them up for a storming end .
5 Fortunately , the high camp of ‘ Goldfinger ’ , ‘ The World We Knew ’ and Brazil ’ set them up for a storming end .
6 I had thrown away my chances in life , pawned them off for a few cheap thrills .
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