Example sentences of "and the [noun pl] they [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps that is why Heather felt more at ease with the likes of you and I than with her family and the friends they chose for her . ’ |
| 2 | First their report was published as a booklet , ‘ Hire purchase and Credit Buying ’ , which gave factual information about the various methods and the legislation controlling them , their advantages and disadvantages and the dangers they hold for thoughtless or inexperienced people ; and also a leaflet setting out some of the points to be taken into account when undertaking hire purchase . |
| 3 | They began to drift into amiable silence when they had asked each other questions about their children and the schools , and the plans they had for their holiday in Ireland . |
| 4 | The latter approach places more emphasis upon the subjective states of individuals , their feelings , the meanings they attach to events and the motives they have for behaving in particular ways . |
| 5 | Dependant Some government publications talk about informal carers and the dependants they care for ( Green , 1988 ) . |
| 6 | Reptiles live largely in tropical environments , and the techniques they use for cooling themselves are probably even more important than warming techniques , as we have seen . |
| 7 | When other girls , jealous of her looks and the doors they opened for her , jealous especially of the way the boys flocked after her , made spiteful remarks , Sally had always been her fiercest champion . |