Example sentences of "[coord] they [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | And they ask for four for a very good reason . |
2 | Red dwarfs are faint , cool and small , and they account for 70 per cent of the Galaxy 's stars . |
3 | , and they came for eighteen months , two years , at the end of which the quality of the work had deteriorated , price was rocketing up |
4 | There was the afternoon when he drove out to the Crumbles and they slept for three hours , the wind pushing at the side of the car like a crowd . |
5 | The refectory stays open for staff , visitors and conference work and they cater for many special functions throughout the campus . |
6 | He travelled widely in those days , often accompanied by his wife , and they lived for two years in the United States where he was responsible for ICI 's affairs in North and South America . |
7 | Peggy moved her head in a gesture that brought her mother 's and Henry 's full attention on her , and they waited for some seconds before Peggy , moving up the hall towards the drawing-room , explained , ‘ It 's … it 's his particular part of the day ; he … he likes to see to her himself . ’ |
8 | They 're ambitious and they strive for upward social mobility . |
9 | Their findings therefore seemed puzzling and they looked for possible explanations . |
10 | They 're bigger than us , they stand for a bigger establishment than we do , like , we 're just little and they stand for bigger things , and you try to get your own back . |
11 | And they do for 5–10 minutes , then he speaks out of the silence , ‘ and I know what he is saying is of the Holy Spirit — it resonates so clearly in me and rings true ’ . |
12 | The authors propose two ways forward : they encourage a change in attitudes and they call for some specific legislative measures . |
13 | That means about 13,000 people in the UK , 90,000 in Europe , and they aim for all 383,000 world-wide . |
14 | And they wandered for 40 years in the wilderness of indecision . |