Example sentences of "they [verb] for the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1987 's Locust Abortion Technician saw them dredging for the very dregs of sound . |
| 2 | They made for the outer offices , but it was too late . |
| 3 | It had not been posted from outside or even sent through the internal mail in one of the recycled envelopes Prince Charles insisted they used for the interminable memos that are a feature of Palace life . |
| 4 | Yes they came for the other islands . |
| 5 | They are often used in the paints they mix for the illuminated manuscripts . ’ |
| 6 | But in so doing , they ignored a continuing problem ; and they created a new one , for the price they paid for the French troops who solved the English military problem was a monarch who was taught to be French and Catholic , and who would return to her country only when both these things clashed with the prevailing balance of power in Scotland . |
| 7 | Wanting to keep their plans secret , and convinced that ‘ no one would fund such a crazy idea ’ , they paid for the initial experiments out of their own pockets . |
| 8 | They regard it as significant that the eighth and ninth century saw an increasing volume of exchanges not initiated by the state , but " privately-generated " ; and they look for the new wealth-creators among lords and peasants , finding in rural markets crucial mechanisms of exchange . |
| 9 | they rush for the spent shells , cart them away for scrap . |
| 10 | When people first come in they go for the raised areas and sit down . |
| 11 | They hankered for the bright lights of the capital , so in early 1778 they sold up and headed once again for London . |
| 12 | Any morning you could see them tearing through the tree-tops , chasing each other up and down as they searched for the red berries that they loved . |
| 13 | Gabellah speaks confidently of the faith and unanimity of his men as they prepare for the constitutional talks . |
| 14 | 1985 ) expectation of seeing appropriate training and support being available to all teachers to enable them to cater for the linguistic needs of pupils in a linguistically diverse Britain ( para. 2.17 ) still needs serious consideration . |