Example sentences of "they [verb] [noun sg] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also authorised FERL to approach the former East German authorities of Thüringen , now one of the new ‘ Länder ’ ( regions ) in Germany , to ask them to include provision for community radios in their legislation . |
| 2 | They raise money for village development projects , clean public buildings and help with the catering for conferences and state functions . |
| 3 | The Government regularly claim that they want value for money . |
| 4 | The six participants also took a risk in buying the building without planning permission , but some months later they obtained consent for change of use from school premises to residential/studio units and the architect was able to instruct a builder to commence Stage 1 — the conversion of the building into six basic , serviced ‘ shells ’ . |
| 5 | In Uzzell 's opinion , ‘ companies now want their investment in computers and telecommunications to relate to business volumes ’ as a way of ensuring that they get value for money . |
| 6 | It must also be right to have proper mechanisms in place to ensure that they get value for money . |
| 7 | Did they have time for dalliance ? |
| 8 | He became assistant to the American J. H. Hammond and they undertook exploration for gold on the Witwatersrand and were associated with the mining ventures of Cecil Rhodes [ q.v. ] |
| 9 | Knives of iron locked together , as they went hell for leather , wheels flew off while the crowd loudly jeered . |
| 10 | They traded freedom for security ; or , rather , the illusion of security . |
| 11 | Occasionally the teacher goes into some ‘ funny explanations ’ , but apart from that they do yoga for health of body and mind . |
| 12 | Compact aims to raise students ' awareness of the importance of basic skills and attitudes which will be required of them when they leave school for work . |
| 13 | As solo-voice performances they leave room for refinement , but for intimacy of performance style and chronological near-integrity , this record gives other would-be Byrd performers something to ponder . |
| 14 | They advance evidence for population increase in the countryside , and for the expansion in agrarian production . |
| 15 | How could two reputable scientists make such a claim and , even a year later , still insist that they had evidence for fusion when the credibility of important pieces of their ‘ evidence ’ had been destroyed ? |
| 16 | They are not a breed that can be kept in flats , although they do not need endless exercise as long as they have space for freedom of mind . |
| 17 | SIB said that although a large number of investors have received redress there may be others who are not aware they have reason for complaint or of how to complain and may be eligible for compensation . |
| 18 | Tell them to have liver for lunch . ’ |
| 19 | This necessitated approaching their parents to ask them to donate blood for DNA extraction . |
| 20 | The movements are short and comparatively chaste in their polyphonic expression , some of them leaving space for text to be completed in plainsong ; while the credo , uniquely in Carver 's output , is composed in the note-against-note plainsong harmonisation technique of Faburden . |