Example sentences of "[coord] they [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean either they opt for a family , or they opt for a job . |
| 2 | It did n't dawn on me how seriously injured I was until I got into hospital and they sent for a cameraman to photograph me because they had never seen anyone survive injuries like mine and they wanted a record . |
| 3 | And they know for a fact the minute your kids grab them that you 've got to pay . |
| 4 | But before doing so , he contacted the solicitors who represented him in 1981 and they arranged for the crown court appearance . |
| 5 | He returned the embrace and they relaxed for a while in the comfort and safety of each other . |
| 6 | After supper my father went to see the doctor and they went for a walk together to kill time up until the appointed hour . |
| 7 | Paul 's touching letters stood out and they met for the first time shortly before he was posted to the former Yugoslavia . |
| 8 | They are very happy places and they make for a lot of happiness with parents too I think . |
| 9 | What the ovules do is they stay in the grasses and they wait for the pollens to arrive . |
| 10 | The man counts the money and they argue for a while , Tod saying nine hundred , the man saying seven , then the man saying six while Tod holds out for a thou , and so on . |
| 11 | He jumped out of the cart , lifted Arkhina down , and they ran for the stairway . |
| 12 | IB4E paid the money and they waited for the train to take them to Ratvick . |
| 13 | And when they go on holiday with Ann and the old man they used to get through a hundred pounds a day and they go for a week . |
| 14 | And they Sought for a Better Sign from Arnold Bros ( est. 1905 ) , and there was a Sign ; ii . |
| 15 | you know they went and they tried for the erm flying business . |
| 16 | They regard it as significant that the eighth and ninth century saw an increasing volume of exchanges not initiated by the state , but " privately-generated " ; and they look for the new wealth-creators among lords and peasants , finding in rural markets crucial mechanisms of exchange . |
| 17 | 4 Parties aim to win office and they compete for the support of the electorate at the polls on the basis of programmes of policies , or manifestos , that are set before the electorate for their judgement . |
| 18 | The people loved the play , they loved Burbage as Hamlet , they cried for poor Ophelia 's death , and they shouted for the murderer Claudius to die . |
| 19 | So they are in touch with their community and they do for the most part , know what 's going on , on their beat . |
| 20 | This steered them away , as I had meant it to , and they talked for a while longer , then fell silent , enjoying the warmth and the view . |
| 21 | She and Marcus looked at me , she shrugged and they talked for a while . |
| 22 | so , erm , they rang and they rang , and they rang for a good twenty to twenty five minutes and we just erm , we , we all huddled together in the living room , and erm , anyway about half an hour went past , and then they finally went , we saw them , we live in a flat , and we saw them from the window , we saw them going back to the station you see . |
| 23 | He took off his glasses and put his arms around her waist , and they stood for a while facing one another . |
| 24 | Newspapers were quietly folded and they headed for the hills . |
| 25 | It starts raining and they rush for the car , where they have an afternoon sleep . |
| 26 | Others lose their love through the separation of death or divorce and they grieve for the loss of the one who , to all intents and purposes , did share their everyday life and existence . |
| 27 | But they had for the winter time they their houses to go to . |
| 28 | It 's the twenty third , I said that 's on Saturday , he said oh we have got these dates wrong now , I said er what you 've cancelled is my personal booking but they ask for a work number you see . |
| 29 | The expansion of Brighton provided a number of new churches but they depended for the clergy 's livelihood on rented pews and the poor were virtually excluded . |
| 30 | The Quaker mine-owners could hardly avoid the site 's exposure to the ravages of moorland weather , but they provided for the welfare of their employees , with sick pay and adult education schemes that became models for other employers . |