Example sentences of "they [vb base] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As you can see from Table 16.2 , they account for a tiny fraction of total assets . |
| 2 | The three major schemes — the Library of Congress Classification Scheme , the Universal Decimal Classification Scheme and the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme — are treated in most detail , since they account for a good proportion of classification practice . |
| 3 | But among them , they account for the great majority of all innovation opportunities . |
| 4 | They do n't set their own terms about what they expect for a good quality of life , so other people do it for them and we do a bad job of it . ’ |
| 5 | They hope for a peaceful settlement in Yugoslavia . |
| 6 | How many times have you been walking with someone who does that all the time , regardless of climatic considerations , and wanted to deliver a rabbit punch to the back of their neck when they stop for the tenth time that day and begin the ponderous unclipping of their rucksack ? |
| 7 | Well I 'm not , it 's not sometimes they have they wait for the local officer to come on duty . |
| 8 | Billy suggested they look for a shady spot for the picnic in the covert they were approaching . |
| 9 | On the one hand , people look for a low instalment amount ( which of course tends to mean a relatively long repayment period ) ; on the other , they look for a short repayment period ( which tends to mean a relatively high instalment amount ) . |
| 10 | ‘ Whenever they are exposed to real difficulty ’ , he pointed out , ‘ they run for the British umbrella . ’ |
| 11 | They 're bigger than us , they stand for a bigger establishment than we do , like , we 're just little and they stand for bigger things , and you try to get your own back . |
| 12 | We suggest that there is considerable evidence in the data that they present for a downward pressure on referral rates , most noticeably in women ( perhaps particularly in elderly women ) and to the specialty of general medicine . |
| 13 | Celtic are next to test the growing confidence at Dens Park when they visit for a rearranged fixture tomorrow . |
| 14 | Doctors at the Johns Hopkins medical school in Baltimore say that after intensive tests they believe for the first time the Aids virus had been eradicated from the patient 's body before he died from a separate lymphoma cancer . |
| 15 | He takes her arm as they go for a closer look . |
| 16 | And a couple of days ago Fergus had suggested they go for a longer hike , up into the trackless hills where the Landy could n't reach . |
| 17 | During the inquiry they ask for the electronic serial number of the mobile phone which is then used for the illegal duplication of the phone unit . |
| 18 | The discount houses will want to repay the loans from the Bank quickly , and so will reduce the price at which they bid for the next issue of Treasury Bills , thus increasing the Treasury Bill rate . |
| 19 | They punt for the long term , but protect incumbent management . |
| 20 | They call for a five-year programme to knit together the nation 's best brains in computers , with the taxpayer contributing two thirds of the total bill of £350 million . |
| 21 | There must , in fact , be few marriages in which temporary sexual difficulties do not arise and , as we have seen , at any one time they exist for a fair proportion of married adults . |
| 22 | Officials from the leading Ulster team have voiced their opinion in the past that there should be some of form seeding for the preliminary round , and now it has raised its head again as they prepare for a long trip south on November 6 . |
| 23 | His collected resolve in front of his officers is assuring his troops ' confidence in his controlled capacity to lead them as they prepare for an impending battle . |
| 24 | Reading have returned to the blueprint of their 1990 title success by recalling Per Jonsson and Armando Castagna as they strive for the right formula to regain the league championship . |
| 25 | As with the free ion , the inter-electronic effects depend on a number of complicated integrals ; these can be expressed in terms of Racah parameters , but B and C do not have the same values as they have for the free ion . |
| 26 | The three tenants evicted this afternoon are staying with friends while they search for a new home . |
| 27 | Howard can feel the muscles on his face trembling slightly , as they tense for a self-deprecating smile at Harry 's appreciation . |
| 28 | Many elderly people do this each year if it is not suitable for them to go away with their family , and they understand the need those who are caring for them have for a complete break . |