Example sentences of "they [modal v] [vb infin] [adv] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dacha was owned by a doctor who , Vasili reasoned , would be able to snap Lena out of her trance ; then the two of them could set off for Tula on the banks of the River Don where they would lie low until , with time , the investigation wound down . |
| 2 | The relationship between American distributors and British producers was an unequal one , but when British studios started to make films that went down well in America , executives became optimistic that they could turn the new relationships formed with US companies in their favour , and brushed aside Maxwell 's repeated warnings that ‘ as their films were produced in a manner most acceptable to their own people , there was no reason why they should go outside for pictures . ’ |
| 3 | You see erm even the erm and of course , your clubman I think coming round , he got to know er the people he 's we as well you know , they could save up for things . |
| 4 | They could look out for Lou 's mum all they liked , but they would n't see her . |
| 5 | and er , we had to set it up here and we sit here watching the telly and they 'd sit here for hours |
| 6 | The threatening cloud of gloom that had been pea-sized when they 'd set out for Host Street grew to storm proportions . |
| 7 | And they 'd , they 'd come in for surgery and you know you 'd nurse them back again . |
| 8 | If they did lose sight of the coast , they would watch out for birds and clouds because they knew that birds flew near land and that clouds formed over land . |
| 9 | Sales estimated at many thousands of pounds are believed to have been lost and insurance companies were being consulted to see if they would pay out for loss of business . |
| 10 | Now I think the regeneration of the economy of North Yorkshire in general and Harrogate in particular will be a part of the regeneration of the national economy , when things turn right for the nation as a whole , they will turn right for North Yorkshire as a whole and for Harrogate in particular . |
| 11 | The sooner that idea is introduced universally , the sooner individuals will have the right to a credit which they can cash in for training and further education , and we should be talking of both — of further education colleges and training schemes . |
| 12 | Ruddy mortals , crouching and crawling around the under-carriage , they can look up for inspiration to the immaculate lives portrayed high on the walls of the workshop , to those models of determination and robust heroism familiar to all Soviet citizens : Riveters and Liberators , Welders and Flag-bearers , beaming Foundry-women with goggles thrown back on their brows like aviators from the Great Patriotic War . |
| 13 | Standing by the entrance hole they are still in little danger , for they can duck inside for refuge if necessary . |