Example sentences of "they [verb] [prep] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They played around it for a while , keeping the rhythm of the music all the time , postponing the pleasure of contact . |
| 2 | In the same way , therefore , as they had turned to primitives for finding the opposite of capitalist relations of production , they turned to them for a form of family which was the opposite of the capitalist family . |
| 3 | But he said : ‘ The fans may not think Ian 's the best man for the job but if they lay off him for a bit then he might get it right for them . ’ |
| 4 | Says Mike , ‘ When the chimps first saw the platform , they stared at it for a long time , and then they realised it was just me up there , and carried on . ’ |
| 5 | They thought about it for a while . |
| 6 | The problem is presented to them , and then they think about it for a minute , and then they say anything that comes into their head . |
| 7 | So , the businessman goes across the road to the people running the schools , and says , ‘ These are the jobs we want filled , if you can teach the children these skills we will give them priority if they come to us for a job when they leave . ’ |