Example sentences of "[to-vb] them for [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I did return to nurse them for two years |
| 2 | The issues raised by this and subsequent questions go to the heart of the debate on the Compensation Fund , and it is apparent that many of those who answered negatively felt to varying degrees that in the present commercial climate the public could no longer expect the entire profession to compensate them for any losses they suffered at the hands of a tiny minority of errant solicitors — particularly as no comparable compensation was available from the providers of other professional services . |
| 3 | Before 1688 kings had been able to choose their ministers and to wield sufficient power to keep them in office unless the Commons used the exceptional procedure of impeachment to try to prosecute them for political misdemeanours . |
| 4 | There was a rush by speculators to buy the true classics , subject them to extremely expensive rebuilds , and then to attempt to sell them for sky-high prices . |
| 5 | Because such objects gain value as time elapses it means that a profit can be realised by anyone patient enough to conceal them for twenty years . |
| 6 | And both have been designed to enable you to hold them for long periods of time . |
| 7 | Sheep would not safely graze nor would spring lambs nor calves ; the average farmer could hardly be expected to stock them for old times ' sake . |
| 8 | Some said that their wives did not have ideal looks , but that they had chosen to marry them for other qualities . |
| 9 | Soviet citizens were given three days to exchange them for lower-denomination notes . |
| 10 | And there were those men who encouraged us to reprimand them for sexist thoughts and deeds . |
| 11 | For those nurses relocating from the acute sector to community services , training will be needed to prepare them for new ways of working . |
| 12 | Members will also study distance learning materials before starting the course to consolidate the College study and to prepare them for subsequent modules . |
| 13 | Recognising sharp practice in their dealers from the outset , they would be less likely to blame them for huge losses . |