Example sentences of "of they [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I think back it seems to me they were all three of them looking for a groove to settle in — tramlines that would take them somewhere without them having to think where they were going . ’ |
| 2 | In 1954 , for example , one of them called for a majority of Africans to be on the unofficial , i.e. representative , benches of the legislative council within three years and for self-government within twenty to twenty-five years . |
| 3 | The two of them dated for a while , but it did n't work out . |
| 4 | A magnificent crowd of 83 witnessed the ceremony , 32 of them staying for the match . |
| 5 | One of them paused for a moment , inspecting the lid of the last box . |
| 6 | It becomes interesting when it seems that Jane might hit Tom , or when one of them stops for a moment and thinks . |
| 7 | It is possible , and indeed likely , that many of them voted for the party despite some of its specific plans and intentions , and opinion polls sometimes indicate that a majority of those who support a party or government do so while opposing one or more of its particular policies . |
| 8 | He held McAllister 's hand for a little longer than propriety might demand , and the pair of them stood for a moment , rapt , until the surgery boy , who ran the doctor 's errands on his bike , delivered prescriptions and generally did a great deal of donkey work , knocked on the door before he came in , saying excitedly and importantly , ‘ You 're wanted , Dr Neil , sir . |
| 9 | This is shown by the judgment of Lord Greene in Saltman where he said : " If two parties make a contract under which one of them obtains for the purpose of the contract or in connection with it some confidential matter , even though the contract is silent on the matter of confidence the law will imply an obligation to treat that confidential matter in a confidential way as one of the implied terms of the contract ; but the obligation of confidence is not limited to cases where the parties are in a contractual relationship " . |
| 10 | Was each of them waiting for the other to make the next move ? |
| 11 | Two of , two of them departed for a period of six months . |
| 12 | When they first left the house , none of them spoke for a while . |
| 13 | Neither of them spoke for a while . |
| 14 | Neither of them spoke for a moment , then Cassie said : ‘ All the same , I think it 'll have to be ‘ no ’ . |
| 15 | Some of them work for a number of different organisations , and some of this sub-group operate via specialist employment agencies , which act as intermediaries between them and the user organisation . |
| 16 | If you see fit , Father Abbot , let one of them appeal for a judgement . |