Example sentences of "[vb base] them for [art] [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . " |
| 6 | 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 ’ . |
| 7 | We breed them for the course , especially and also now for the sport . ’ |
| 8 | There 's a man and a woman sitting at a table by the window , and I watch them for a bit . |
| 9 | I watch them for a bit , but they do n't win nothing . |
| 10 | I watch them for a bit . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | I should n't be surprised if Hollywood sends a plane to bomb the Indians and punish them for the death of Matt . |
| 13 | Or , it would build 21 district hospitals and run them for a year . |
| 14 | remember them for a day or two but they 'd go cos they do n't mean anything . |
| 15 | Or contact them for a list of galleries at the Art Department , Shrewsbury School , Kingsland , Shrewsbury , Shropshire SY3 7BA . |
| 16 | Just keep them for the telly then . |
| 17 | If you need a larger pair ( 24in , say ) , hire them for the day . |
| 18 | And and at the same time ask them for a date when they want the stone . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ask them for the phone number of Southmead police station and they 'll give it to you . |
| 22 | If the fuel board can not help you , ask them for the number of your local Electricity Consultative Council or Gas Consumers Council . |
| 23 | When someone 's silent for a long time , ask them for an opinion . |
| 24 | Leave them for a year , and then go back to find out how they are getting on . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | Put the containers in a warm place and leave them for a week . |
| 27 | She does n't have a job , of course , so she does n't understand that things are different when you do them for a living . |
| 28 | David and Ruth Archer are shown below , and you can meet members of the cast at many of this summer 's agricultural shows , or join them for a weekend in Bromsgrove . |
| 29 | Join them for the holiday of a life-time . |
| 30 | A health authority should seek out a group of " mature " female nurses and a group of male nurses who are in training and prepare them for the purpose of dispelling those commonly held misconceptions . |