Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] them for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The species are ‘ christened ’ when a scientist describes them for the first time , illustrates their peculiarities and publishes the name in a scientific journal . |
| 2 | When they arrived at Auckland Alexander asked them for the silver and his Presence was such that they did not dare to tell him that they had no silver , so Joan said that it was ‘ in the bank ’ . |
| 3 | The majority of Athenian citizens were working men who needed the meagre payment that was eventually made for carrying out public duties to compensate them for the loss of daily earnings . |
| 4 | His sad tones prepared them for the news as he announced that German troops had not withdrawn from Poland and consequently Britain was now at war with Germany . |
| 5 | Thus , in the context of consensual sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16 , it states : ‘ Most of us think that acts such as oral sex are extremely serious ( perhaps more likely to disturb a young girl meeting them for the first time than sexual intercourse ) . ’ |
| 6 | The tigress suckles them for the first six months , by which time they will weigh 100 lb ( 45 kg ) . |
| 7 | The strong-smelling ‘ stewed ’ strips of blanket were hot , and as I wrung out the excess water , I needed tongs to hold them for the first few minutes . |
| 8 | Redcar MP Mo Mowlam says she is concerned about possible health risks associated with the closure of public lavatories on the seafront and hopes to persuade Langbaurgh Council to re-open them for the summer . |
| 9 | Lynda Clifford did a sponsored aerobic session , Sue Tons and her family took part in the Great North Walk , Cycle Ride and Run , and Gary Bainbridge joined them for the Run . |
| 10 | The cumulative value of transactions covered by a set of standard terms may be greatly in excess of the value of any individual conveyancing transaction and , although it may be possible to amend the terms for future transactions if problems emerge in use , once the terms have been incorporated into a particular contract , unlike a pleading , there is no chance to amend them for the purposes of that contract . |
| 11 | On the application so to vary the implied undertaking , the applicants undertaking to the court to hold them for the strictly limited purpose of defending the libel proceedings brought against the applicants by the two reinstated officers , and on the question of the effect of public interest immunity : — |
| 12 | In form it is an application at the suit of C.N.L. as a third party for the court to release the appellant from his implied undertaking pursuant to which discovery of the P.C.A. documents was given under the court 's order of 9 July 1991 — released that is to the extent of permitting him to disclose the documents to C.N.L. , they for their part undertaking to the court to hold them for the strictly limited purpose of defending the libel proceedings brought against them by Woodley and Clifford . |
| 13 | The big four have asked all Japanese corporations with equity-financing plans to postpone them for the time being . |
| 14 | If I present my ideas in writing , my father marks them for the appropriate offices … |
| 15 | It 's normally a place for quiet reflection in the midst of the commercial centre of Edinburgh , but this morning it 's full of books – boxes and boxes of them wherever you look – and people sorting them for the annual Christian Aid Book Sale . |
| 16 | But whereas Edouard loved cars for their design , and their beauty , and collected them on that basis , Grégoire loved them for the engines under their gleaming bonnets . |
| 17 | If the local authority do not have a list of housing associations in their area ask them for the address of the regional office of the Housing Corporation , who can give you a list . |
| 18 | At one time in the recent past , willow-pattern plates and dishes were very popular , but did people buy them for the sad story of the elopement they depicted , or only because they were fashionable at the time ? |
| 19 | ‘ We had a bit of a struggle to get them for the wedding , but you can pull various strings to hold things back . ’ |
| 20 | The National Curriculum 's aims — to give pupils knowledge , understanding , skills and attitudes to equip them for the responsibilities and challenges of adult life and tomorrow 's world — will be widely supported . |
| 21 | It also saw frequent proposals that diplomats should be given some systematic training to fit them for the posts they were to occupy . |
| 22 | The steppes were the first to be affected , so that in June alone over a million peasants left them for the Volga . |
| 23 | A chauffeur-driven Mercedes arrived at Waterloo to collect them for the agm at Skinners ' Hall but while the driver was searching the station his car was wheel-clamped . |
| 24 | If workers are to supply more labour they may require a reward in the form of a higher real wage rate in order to compensate them for the higher marginal disutility of employment . |
| 25 | Although few performers really enjoy working under the glare of high-power lights , their use is sometimes essential , and the most acceptable way to use them for the illumination of small areas is to employ the technique known as bounce-lighting . |
| 26 | However fascinating the ‘ social gospel ’ has proved to historians , it was not the most important aspect of the ministry to Nonconformity : this was the need to improve the quality of ministers ' education in order to equip them for the position they had achieved in English life . |
| 27 | She was grateful that Sylvie had not taken up the Princesse 's invitation to join them for the holidays and , a little guiltily , that Leo had n't either . |
| 28 | The same information will help members of a project team to understand what is going on , and why , strengthening their contribution and going some way to prepare them for the project management role when it comes their way . |
| 29 | The Levant Company claimed the right to these dues , but both Wyche and Crowe claimed them for the Crown , and Charles I had provided further occasion for dispute between all three parties by formally alienating them to Crowe in 1636 , though the latter , in return for compensating payments by the company , waived his right until his arrival in Constantinople in October 1638 . |
| 30 | Thus the case was presented on the footing that the documents concerned had come into being and were held by the solicitors for their client as the result of a suspected intent by a third party to use them for the purpose of furthering his criminal activity . |