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 .
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