Example sentences of "they [be] [verb] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A great majority of them are looking for the theatre of books , and it is not there . |
| 2 | Little wonder , really , that right now the two of them are looking for the time of their life with someone of their own age . |
| 3 | But later in life Augustine declared : ‘ He therefore who refuses to obey the imperial laws , when made against the truth of God acquires a great reward , he who refuses to obey when they are made for the support of the divine truth exposes himself to most grievous punishment . ’ |
| 4 | Given the greater creative role of the judges in the appellate courts , it is appropriate to question whether they are fitted for the task of supervision . |
| 5 | They are prepared for the Chancellor to announce some tax increases . |
| 6 | Women , because of the nurturing and caring roles allocated to them , the responsibility they are given for the well-being and happiness of children and of men , are much more likely to be taught the value of submitting to one 's fate and considering the needs of others before their own . |
| 7 | These Regulations , which are now in force , allow partnerships of unlimited size if they are formed for the purpose of carrying on practice as consulting engineers , provided a majority of the partners are recognised by the Engineering Council as chartered engineers . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's not ethical as they are acting for the landlord , ’ he says . |
| 9 | No , they are revered for the power of spirit . ’ |
| 10 | He gave detailed instructions for the procedure to be followed if no suitable dissertations were submitted , concluding : ‘ But if no such dissertations , worthy , in the opinion of the said Examiners , of any such reward as aforesaid should be offered for seven years , then a Medal , to be purchased with the said accumulations , shall be offered for the best dissertation on any Veterinary subject thought worthy by the said Examiners of such reward , but at all times the Foot of the Horse is to be the subject preferred , and next to that the nature , causes and treatment of Glanders , and the diseases of the Eye in horses : And if there should be no successful dissertation at the end of seven years , then the amount of the said accumulations shall be disposed of by the said Governors in such manner as they in their discretion may think proper , so as they are applied for the promotion of Veterinary Science ’ . |
| 11 | This process is not going to stop , so the time to plunge into the Baronnies is surely now before they are reclaimed for the retirement bungalow . |
| 12 | Fortunately , the bias against other accents and dialects has waned in recent years and today they are appreciated for the variety they bring to the language . |
| 13 | They are to blame for the misery and squalor . |
| 14 | Discussions are understood to be under way with several companies which have expressed an interest in setting up alongside the plant to supply components to Motorola , which operates on a just-in-time principle of bringing in materials just as they are required for the production process . |
| 15 | They are bred for the purpose . ’ |
| 16 | The sheer numbers of creatures involved , particularly rats and mice , demands that where practicable they are bred for the purpose . |
| 17 | Choose your coach with care ; be sure that they know what they are doing for the theatre and actor of today . |
| 18 | In contrast , where the profit motive is absent , services are provided for reasons other than the pursuit of profit ; for example , they are provided for the welfare of individuals who can not afford to pay the economic cost . |
| 19 | The House of Lords held that parental rights are recognised in law only for so long as they are needed for the protection of the child . |
| 20 | They are meant for the pass man . |
| 21 | The repertoire of the Vanbrugh Quartet stretches from Haydn to the present day , and that span is reflected in the programme they are playing for the Festival . |
| 22 | A charter of Charles the Bald in 875 exempted the peasants of St-Philibert , Tournus , in Burgundy from market dues " whether they are trading for the abbey or for themselves " . |
| 23 | They are standing for the rest of the afternoon . |
| 24 | Bulk minerals are needed in substantial amounts as they are used for the formation of the skeleton . |
| 25 | They are fighting for the protection of their largely rural environment . |
| 26 | Friends of the Earth agree ; they 're calling for the introduction of water meters . |
| 27 | My own view that Sun readers are n't stupid and that the general public is n't really a stupid erm but erm they enjoy reading it and they 're reading for the experience of reading , getting their views and are very almost like , have you ever seen processed cheese slabs , you know you can buy little pieces of cheese in little wrappers that stick on your bread or your butter or your rolls and the way the Sun , the Sun newspaper 's kind of like that , if you do n't wan na read thirty five pages in the Independent every day , enormous amount of news terrifically written , reported for the , for the most part , you could read the Sun at a quarter of the price , except that you do n't get all the news and you also get er a different political viewpoint but it 's one way of getting news in er |
| 28 | They 're looking for the womankind who have all gone off with the Romans . |
| 29 | They 're looking for the body now . " |
| 30 | " Some people go to work and they 're longing for the job to be finished so they can have a good time . |