Example sentences of "[adj] they [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | C. H. Herford , Professor of English Literature at Manchester , pointed out in 1918 that " English " or " English Language and Literature " was " a loose name for a group of studies differing in educational aim , and in the faculties they appealed to , and those they demanded for successful prosecution " . |
| 2 | In 1986 they accounted for 34 per cent of all admissions and 37 per cent of first admissions compared with 22 per cent and 27 per cent respectively in 1976 ( DOH 1989c ) . |
| 3 | But people do n't but th they do n't go for that they go for that because they do n't like the taste of chlorine . |
| 4 | In 1989 they accounted for more than a quarter of BR 's total charter-train revenue — and the trend is ever upwards . |
| 5 | ‘ You can be certain they hope for that but I do n't believe for a moment they expect it . |