Example sentences of "they [verb] [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Caremore Council believe that Paul has been sexually abusing Jane and they intend to apply for a care order . |
| 2 | They stopped speaking for a while , then Gerry offered to take the helm . |
| 3 | They want to vote for the party which makes them better off . |
| 4 | The erm he said soon they want to do for the room in the porch there . |
| 5 | That has been the dilemma for Hong Kong — the necessity of staunching the flow — and they deserve understanding for a decision that carries all manner of risks for their own future as 1997 nears . |
| 6 | That has been the dilemma for Hong Kong — the necessity of staunching the flow — and they deserve understanding for a decision that carries all manner of risks for their own future as 1997 nears . |
| 7 | Things had been near perfect at that stage , and they 'd gone for a drink later , with Amanda chatting up the barman who had seemed a nice shy boy , if a bit quiet for the job . |
| 8 | There they were , they , they 'd gone for a walk round London , and er come back . |
| 9 | When that did n't work out he went to Mal at Monad where they 'd gone for the villanelle . |
| 10 | And I also said that Dr Kemp had n't turned up at the railway station when they 'd arranged for a taxi to pick him up and take him — ’ |
| 11 | They 'd gathered for the launch of the Celebrities Cookbook by Richard Wilson , who 's better known as the crusty and cantankerous Victor Meldrew . |
| 12 | And he could n't do it , because , the pair of them , I mean , that was , that business was supporting his mother as well and between them , after they 'd paid for the petrol , they were taking in less than a hundred pounds a week and that was for the two of them . |
| 13 | Then there were Heather and Katie , inseparable friends , who bolstered each other by their mutual devotion ; never had they known a Moment 's shame of friendlessness , never had they had to look for a partner in dancing or in gym , never had they walked alone from classroom to classroom , and their confidence overflowed and imposed itself upon all beholders . |
| 14 | You know how they like crusading for the cause of the underdog . ’ |
| 15 | Before the case came to a hearing Parliament sought to improve the revenue 's position by enacting with retrospective effect section 47(1) of the Finance Act 1986 , but this proved ineffective for the purpose and on 31 July 1987 Nolan J. [ 1987 ] S.T.C. 654 decided that the regulations complained of were ultra vires and void in so far as they purported to provide for the imposition of tax on interests and dividends paid by building societies prior to 6 April 1986 , and made an order accordingly . |
| 16 | She taught both Mr and Mrs Reynolds the skills they needed to care for the stoma : |
| 17 | I mean , I remember mother saying that , you see mother had never seen the sea till she joined the Guild and they decided to save for an outing , and then the next thing I can remember was that we used to have these stamps every week and I think it come to two and ninepence erm and for that we went to Rhyl . |
| 18 | When they decide to go for a swim there 's a real rigmarole because of the presence of the English girl . |
| 19 | Gloria tied on her red headscarf , Dot buttoned up her pink cardigan and they went to wait for the bus to take them down to the hospital to see how Baby was doing . |
| 20 | They knew that physically Rose could do much more than she was willing to try , so they kept searching for the key that would restore her will to live without being , unnecessarily , a burden on others . |
| 21 | The discount houses have an arrangement with the Bank of England whereby they agree to tender for the whole of the weekly Treasury Bill issue . |
| 22 | They are excluded from using more land , and they often work onerous hours on the land which they do own for a pittance . |
| 23 | For instance : 70 per cent of all employees who were asked said that they liked working for the company . |
| 24 | They fail to account for the boom in private enterprise . |
| 25 | A distinctly mature audience had come to hear a band whose fortunes they 've followed for a quarter of a century . |
| 26 | They 've asked for a stand-ball . |
| 27 | They 've asked for a number , have n't they , spec specifically here , which I think that 's detailed enough . |
| 28 | But on the other hand I 'm pleased the reasons they 've given for the delay are the points we 've been raising with them over the last two years . |
| 29 | It shows that they 've applied for the job . |
| 30 | so she just told me that so I 'll have all the news of Colin tomorrow they 've gone for a week |