Example sentences of "[vb base] them for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When will the right hon. Gentleman give that consistency and leadership to the police and back them for a change ? |
| 2 | Simmer them for an hour . |
| 3 | " We sell them for a penny each , " Miss Poraway explained . |
| 4 | ‘ I make them for the shops to sell , ’ she told Virginia . |
| 5 | But these are not just shoelaces — use them to be different ; plait , twist , braid or cord them for a variety of looks and purposes , from bracelets , necklaces , hair bands , bag cords or to brighten up a pair of trainers . |
| 6 | All the perennials are bought in containers and I grow them for a year in their pots to see how they cope with the conditions , then I plant them out in the garden . " |
| 7 | One of the beefs I have about accommodation for elderly people is the fact that by , that the purpose built , very excellent , bungalows and flats for elderly citizens are restricted to one bedroom which , to which but is by government decree to keep the cost down , but it does seem to me to be very heartless because elderly people 's children are unable to come and stay with them except to the great deal of discomfort and perhaps as society grows a little more considerate for the fact that the percentage of elderly people will get even greater as the years go on , then they should make allowance and provide them for the facilities to enable them to be visited by their children and grandchildren . |
| 8 | In James Callaghan 's famous speech at Ruskin College , Oxford , in October 1976 , from which the Great Debate emerged , he spoke of a school curriculum which would aim ‘ to equip children … for a lively , constructive place in society , and also fit them for a job of work ’ . |
| 9 | We breed them for the course , especially and also now for the sport . ’ |
| 10 | There 's a man and a woman sitting at a table by the window , and I watch them for a bit . |
| 11 | I watch them for a bit , but they do n't win nothing . |
| 12 | I watch them for a bit . |
| 13 | So watch them for a while and then he started dancing with them and he dance them all night and he just get in his hand . |
| 14 | but this whole case is about management and service charges and you 're person who erm assess them for the purposes of the brochure , you say you do n't recall whether it 's the second or third addition ever seen by you ? |
| 15 | I should n't be surprised if Hollywood sends a plane to bomb the Indians and punish them for the death of Matt . |
| 16 | Or , it would build 21 district hospitals and run them for a year . |
| 17 | remember them for a day or two but they 'd go cos they do n't mean anything . |
| 18 | When the Shah and Empress received Marenches , he told them that the ayatollah had sent kidnappers to seize Hassans family and bargain them for the Shah . |
| 19 | Congratulate them for the things that they are good at . |
| 20 | Or contact them for a list of galleries at the Art Department , Shrewsbury School , Kingsland , Shrewsbury , Shropshire SY3 7BA . |
| 21 | Just keep them for the telly then . |
| 22 | If you need a larger pair ( 24in , say ) , hire them for the day . |
| 23 | And and at the same time ask them for a date when they want the stone . |
| 24 | Having laid the groundwork of his interest , the politician had to be ready when election time rolled around again , and at that point an incumbent who could re-apply to constituents whom he had frequent occasion to meet , and ask them for a continuation of their friendship , without suggesting for a moment that any of them had a duty to support him in recognition of an implied bargain for past favours , was in a far stronger position than a man whose only contacts with his constituents took the form of patronage letters . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ask them for the phone number of Southmead police station and they 'll give it to you . |
| 27 | If the fuel board can not help you , ask them for the number of your local Electricity Consultative Council or Gas Consumers Council . |
| 28 | When someone 's silent for a long time , ask them for an opinion . |
| 29 | Leave them for a year , and then go back to find out how they are getting on . |
| 30 | In case anyone thinks this was unnecessarily drastic , I did in fact leave them for a couple of hours to see if they would come out of their own accord — but they did n't , and I was concerned that they might starve if left to their own devices . |