Example sentences of "they [vb base] [verb] [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Neil adds that they 've collected money for charity up and down the mountains and its restored his faith in human nature |
| 2 | They have cleared land for vegetable patches and introduced exotic weeds , and , that bane of island wildlife , goats . |
| 3 | All the same , they have to represent value for money , and while they might not score too highly under professional or even semi-professional scrutiny , they are certainly worth their asking price . |
| 4 | But like all armoured animals they have sacrificed flexibility for security and must now be content with a stiffly jointed existence . |
| 5 | But he believes that ‘ the report clearly indicates that , as far as taxpayers are concerned — and given the difficulties of operating in one of the most hostile parts of the planet — they have had value for money ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ Normally clients wo n't get the feeling they have had value for money unless they have had a disaster and the lawyer has got them out of it , ’ said , one of the senior partners in Biggart Baillie Gifford 's company and commercial department . |
| 7 | The four basic types of activity offered in Conversation are : controlled activities to give students confidence and support ; awareness activities to increase students ' sensitivity to what they are aiming at ; fluency activities to give students the practice they need to use English for communication ; and feedback tasks to allow students to reflect on their own performance so that they become aware of areas in which they have to improve . |