Example sentences of "they [vb base] [adv] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are no hotel bills , they chip in for the petrol and food and everybody 's happy . ’ |
| 2 | Well to tell you the truth , I went to own school , when it was er winter , when it comes the winter , they bate somewhere for the winter , do you see ? |
| 3 | Bands like Curve and the Sundays float careers on their female vocalists ' cheekbones , playing down their looks even as they pose bashfully for the cover of yet another music magazine . |
| 4 | They cry out for the magic of the modern movies . |
| 5 | They fly here for the winter . ’ |
| 6 | Lawyers , basically , are trained for and used to an adversary system — where they act either for the prosecution or plaintiff , or for the defence — and seem always to see things in terms of guilt or innocence . |
| 7 | When they crested a wooded hill shortly before sunset and saw cultivated fields stretching down towards a small village in the distance it took all her will-power not to beg that they stop there for the night . |
| 8 | As the rest of the royals head to Balmoral tomorrow morning , Diana will pick up ten-year-old William and Harry , eight , when they break up for the Christmas holidays from Ludgrove school in Wokingham . |
| 9 | They look out for the organisation of sites , quality of substructure and superstructure , the finish , external works and quality control . |
| 10 | Instead they look out for the loudmouths in jeans and trainers . |
| 11 | And I really see that the public now certainly they give certainly for the benefit of the a ten , the tenants that |
| 12 | Most managers want to take commission on any deals they set up for the artist . |
| 13 | But they set out for the Town Hall none the less . |
| 14 | They set out for the club toward the end of the afternoon . |
| 15 | Later that day , approximately 3,000 students gathered at ‘ Tianda ’ , Tianjin University from where they set out for the city centre shouting the familiar slogans of the movement . |
| 16 | A young attendant in a blue uniform respectfully opened the door , and as soon as Luce had been settled into the grey suede luxury of the front passenger-seat they set off for the mainland . |
| 17 | So they follow their pseudo-parents as they set off for the village shops , until they feel themselves getting too far from the ‘ nest ’ , and then break off to return to safety . |
| 18 | He is in London with Jacob , his wife Judy and daughter Julia , 10 , and before they set off for the Odeon , Leicester Square , last night , he said : ‘ None of us would be here today without Jake 's idea . ’ |
| 19 | Side by side , a matching pair , both in their best clothes , they set off for the police station on Royal Hill . |
| 20 | The traditional complaint of consumers — who in Belfast supermarkets this week demonstrated their enthusiasm for cheaper beef — is that they pay twice for the beef mountain . |
| 21 | They cut off their hands so that they go about for the rest of their lives with bleeding stumps . ’ |
| 22 | As I was saying , if the Labour Group would like to leave the chamber we do n't really mind , if they stay out for the voting at the end of this debate which actually contrary |
| 23 | Male activists are out every night unless they stay in for the wife 's one night out . |
| 24 | CAROLINE McCLYMONT , the daughter of the late Charlie MacMillan , and the American-bred Agathist , with three successes already to their name in ladies races over Bogside 's former National Hunt racecourse , can land a fourth tomorrow if they turn out for the Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire fixtures at Irvine . |
| 25 | They argue strongly for the retention of the unitary board , where all directors take collective responsibility for all board decisions . |
| 26 | They use instinct and spontaneity and when they practise something , they do so for the enjoyment it produces and thus it becomes more of a game than a practice . |
| 27 | Dedication and commitment are part of the Lawerence lifestyle , they always said he 's got a big heart , he hopes to prove it by winning his place back in the England side and then give the Australians a roasting when they tour here for the Ashes next summer . |
| 28 | Laura smiled that silly sort of champagne smile that all men ( all right , some men ) look for before they move in for the kill . |
| 29 | I gave Owen 's parents the address of the Hyperactive Children 's Support Group ( HACSG ) and suggested they write off for the HACSG diet sheet ( based on the Feingold diet ) . |
| 30 | Well , Christine takes him up there if they come here for the weekend . |