Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] they for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Let's hope this is the last chapter for them — it has been hanging over them for more than a year — and they can now start to rebuild their lives . ’ |
| 2 | That has brought a great deal of success , because the French Government are now taking the tough measures that we have been pressing on them for 10 years . |
| 3 | ‘ I know the civil liberties people will not like it , but to some degree they have got us into this mess and we have been listening to them for too long , ’ said Mr Gallie . |
| 4 | handled the caulking machines , and they can be If if you 're working with them for a length of time , they can get fairly heavy and laborious you know . |
| 5 | A later commentator says that the plan " had been cherished by them for years " and it could very well have its roots in the Caledonian Press experiment , which had ended a mere eight years earlier . |
| 6 | Phyllis Aldworth , 64 , of Mable Avenue , Shildon , has been surviving on them for years . |
| 7 | Now at that time the Scottish National Party was the only other party in Scotland advocating what we were advocating ( though obviously going much further ) and it seemed to me crazy to be competing with them for devolutionary votes . |
| 8 | My theories with it , my er great cynical look at it is , they they need a hundred offenders and a hundred non offenders to be referred to them for these tests . |
| 9 | Seek not after new light for the searching into the private records of God … the event is registered in heaven , and we can expect no other certain notice of it , but that it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared by the Father of mercies . ’ |
| 10 | It was here , in the Syrian capital far to the north of Damascus , that the term ‘ Christian ’ was to be applied to them for the first time . |
| 11 | He was , however , concerned that information obtained by the SFO might be disclosed to other authorities , and might be used by them for a prosecution ; this concern did not lead him to believe that it would be proper to order the disclosure of the transcript to the SFO without any conditions . |
| 12 | As far as she could see there was nothing at all but mountains and she had a nasty feeling that they would be isolated behind them for some considerable time to come . |
| 13 | The aim of this research is to evaluate how far these new courses are meeting their objective and to find out what lessons can be learned from them for engineering education in general . |
| 14 | Oh I asked him to go to the insurance company and find out whether I 'm covered with them for having my aerial replaced and I wrote a letter asking if he could be empowered to sign the claim form for me |
| 15 | In Greece , where the legal system is again based on the Napoleonic Code , there is a law that once the next-of-kin have identified the body of a relative it must be released to them for burial . |
| 16 | ‘ But you 've only been talking to them for a little while ! ’ said Angalo . |
| 17 | ‘ Please tell them , ’ he said , ‘ a warrant has been issued against them for manslaughter . ’ |
| 18 | In the discussion which followed , it was agreed that while the statistics formed a useful starting point , insufficient use was being made of them for publicity purposes , and the Secretary was instructed to ascertain the form in which figures would be most useful to property correspondents . |
| 19 | I recently heard of a family who invited to church some friends who were staying with them for the weekend . |
| 20 | People react in different ways to odours , for example most people would probably describe rural odours or odour from a brewery , perfumery , or fish and chip shop as pleasant , but not all , some would find them unpleasant , pungent even , especially after being subjected to them for any length of time . |
| 21 | Had n't been bothering with them for a while , now . |
| 22 | A few receive the justice that has been denied to them for five centuries , but most are still viewed by their governments as third-class citizens , subversive activists and threats to ‘ national security ’ . |
| 23 | The more frequently graded tests are used , the better will be the understanding of those who are to rely on them for the selection of candidates . |
| 24 | Living Dead and Terminator slippers — people had been queuing for them for God 's sake — were being returned unused to the shops and credit notes cashed in for balls of wool and packets of scraperboard . |
| 25 | Maureen was torn between her longing to hug Terry and gaze her fill on the young brother who had been lost to them for so long and pity for Frank who had no family to welcome him home . |
| 26 | Adoptive parents can not have a child who is placed with them for adoption tested for HIV until after a formal adoption order is made . |
| 27 | The only bird that regularly directs missiles at other species is the Australian brush turkey , which kicks sand and stones at lizards when it is competing with them for food . |
| 28 | ‘ And nobody 's slept in them for fifty years or more ! |
| 29 | Let's look at each in turn , and see how easy it is to live without them for a short period . |
| 30 | After parties have agreed on the method of enquiry , a time is allowed to them for preparation of the hearing . |