Example sentences of "and [conj] [pers pn] [am/are] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And as for the ensuing year , and that they be paid for the services , a sum to be determined by the N C V O Executive Committee . |
| 2 | Once jobs arise and if they are paid for their labour , they become the workers again ; sometimes they are just as poor but their class position has changed . |
| 3 | To Esau the reunion means they must now journey on together , but when he suggests it Jacob replies : ‘ My lord knows that the children are frail , and that the flocks and herds giving suck are a care to me ; and if they are overdriven for one day , all the flocks will die . |
| 4 | It should be remembered that generalisation about bereavement or any deep experience in life can be dangerous if carried to extremes , and if you are caring for an elderly parent of either sex who has lost his or her partner , you will have no idea of just how painful their sorrow is for them , so it will be wise simply to assume , whatever their reaction may be , that they are going through a very bad time indeed . |
| 5 | Like I said at the beginning , Rickenbacker do n't churn designs out lightly ; the Atlantis and Excalibur are the result of careful consideration , and if you 're looking for a guitar that 's not only brimming with personality but is eminently playable in just about any style , I 'd suggest you check this one out , fast … |
| 6 | There are 26 trees marked with letters and if you 're looking for Joe Jones head for that tree with the J on it . |
| 7 | Reading these two books is a serious and problematic business , and if you 're looking for a bit of post-modern frivolity then you 'd best slip something else into your holiday holdall — Sebastian Faulk 's new novel . |
| 8 | and if you 're coming for a few days you 've , you 've bag carrying and all this in the business |
| 9 | It would be an enormous relief — and if you 're waiting for me to struggle , demand you release me , you can wait till hell freezes over , Feargal McMahon , because I would n't give you the satisfaction ! ’ |
| 10 | They can not tell us because they do n't know and because they are campaigning for power at any cost . |
| 11 | ‘ Since you ask , and since we 're talking for the record : Yes . |
| 12 | ‘ While people are cautious about a lot of developments in Europe , rightly so , and while they are looking for British advantage , rightly so , they realise it can not be done from the back of the class . |
| 13 | And while they 're looking for that direction , they are vulnerable . |
| 14 | And while we 're waiting for them , Bill Saltman 's gone off to direct the establishment of white slavery in South America . |
| 15 | From time to time other sections may be needed but lists can be made up as and when they are required for specific projects . |
| 16 | ‘ If we 're acting for the smaller firm it invariably happens , and if and when we 're acting for the larger firm we always identify the key partners in the smaller firm and bring them into the new management team , ’ Mr Llambias reveals . |
| 17 | ‘ What better note to end it on than to win in a team situation and when you are playing for your country ? |
| 18 | He was celebrated at court for the eloquence of his sermons , and in 1683 Lord Dartmouth , who commanded the large fleet which was to visit Tangiers and evacuate its garrison , implored him ‘ For God 's sake , and as I am to answer for the preservation of so many souls as he hath put under my care ’ , to join the expedition as his chief chaplain . |