Example sentences of "they [verb] [pers pn] for [det] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Her parents were still concerned about her and she had asked them to accompany her for this first appointment . |
| 2 | They asked me for more money . |
| 3 | Why did they need him for this job ? |
| 4 | I wonder how much they charge me for that |
| 5 | They swear black and blue , they charge you for that meter as well ! |
| 6 | they st they 'll , they charge you for that . |
| 7 | They punish you for any mistakes and give you no gifts at this level . |
| 8 | But Charlton joint manager Alan Curbishley said : ‘ They slaughtered us for half an hour — but only half an hour . |
| 9 | Warren Mitchell went around to see him after a performance and was amused — following Burton 's initial reaction to the money — when he grumbled , ‘ You wo n't believe all they give me for this ? |
| 10 | But I know they blamed him for that . |
| 11 | One day I came home from training and Mum asked , ‘ How much do they pay you for all this running ? ’ |
| 12 | And wha what did they pay you for this then ? |
| 13 | But the speakers that you are observing ‘ know ’ how to use the resources of variation available to them , and they use them for many purposes , including the marking of varying social roles and functions . |
| 14 | they leave it for half an hour . |
| 15 | How much did they charge you for that down the pub ? |
| 16 | If soft enough to show footprints and vehicle tracks , they retain them for many years . |
| 17 | Why would they target you for this surveillance unless they thought you were more susceptible than the rest of us ? |
| 18 | ‘ They blame you for that , too . |
| 19 | but that , as I say for England and France erm they closed it for some reason |