Example sentences of "have [verb] they for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nothing in the three villagers ' long but sheltered past could have prepared them for the horrendous sight that met their eyes . |
| 2 | It is not envisaged that we would have to use them for the offshore industry , but the provisions provide a safety net . |
| 3 | The flood apart from ruining their home made their own car which should have taken them for the fully-paid honeymoon in Scotland , float off down the road and crash into another car . |
| 4 | Others who were less impressed by what they knew about Law were surprised by what they discovered of his actual abilities , perhaps because his anonymity had prepared them for the worst . |
| 5 | In the life she led it would have been all too easy to succumb to the myriad temptations on offer , but she had seen them for the shallow , worthless things they were , and valued her self-respect too highly to accept dross when she knew she must seek for gold . |