Example sentences of "they [verb] [to-vb] a [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , since they 're not merely ‘ buying ’ but ‘ finding ’ , they tend to develop a nose for hidden treasures . |
| 2 | . Er well , unless they want to do a go for a piece of this I mean , as well anybody , if not better than anybody now . |
| 3 | Above and bottom left : These Long-finned Koi were pictured in the USA , where they seem to have a taste for the more exotic coldwater fish and none of our traditional fears about ‘ breaking the rules ’ . |
| 4 | They begin to discover a rationale for selecting and using information books , and they select a number of these to support children 's development of a ‘ topic ’ theme . |
| 5 | In so far as they do , they are troubled : they try to find a way for women to be represented in a religion where the Godhead is conceived in male terms , and a way indeed to be able to associate themselves with a male God or Christ . |
| 6 | He arrived here very late , and they had to find a bunk for him on Rochester . |
| 7 | Originally they had to drop a rank for the privilege of joining . |
| 8 | First they had to prepare a claim for payment for furniture , bedding and carpets from the Department of Health and Social Security . |
| 9 | 1784 " The Meeting considering that there is now no Charity Schoolmaster in the Parish of Kildaltan , and Therefore the four pounds yearly for said Schoolmaster falls , and the Gentlemen of the Parish of Kildaltan having represented that they wish to have a fund for Purchasing Communion Tables & furms , and that four pounds sterl. will be necessary for that purpose , … agree to stent themselves for the sd. four pounds for this year . " |
| 10 | They take the infantile mewing and they modify it to each situation in which they wish to express a need for something . |
| 11 | Now frantic supporters who lost out are willing to pay up to £75 for a voucher they need to buy a ticket for the cup final on May 9 . |
| 12 | Isolation facilities were very limited and the clerk was directed to write to the County Council enquiring whether they intended to provide a sanatorium for ‘ consumption ’ . |