Example sentences of "they [vb base] [vb pp] [pron] for " in BNC.
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1 | I do nt think they ve had one for a few years . |
2 | ‘ They 've asked me for ten days , ’ Blanche said . |
3 | They 've asked us for five . |
4 | They 've asked us for two hundred and fifty pounds proposal . |
5 | She 's , she 's got , she 's got well , they 've asked us for seven . |
6 | John McFarlane , Donald Brydon , the Katherine Howards , the Iain Dobbies , they 've made it for me . ’ |
7 | Wonder if they 've charged ya for er |
8 | I would be very surprised if a property on at nine fifty would be dropped much below nine hundred because , obviously they have a , they have a certain that they need to get and I I 'd be surprised if they 'd go sort of much below fifty pounds less a month than they 've advertised it for . |
9 | ‘ They 've mistaken you for me , my boy , ’ Lewis said grimly . |
10 | so therefore they 've got it for as long they want it . |
11 | And I said is my caravan being cleaned weekly as people go out if they 've got it for a fortnight fortnightly . |
12 | And we know they 've learnt something , they 've understood it and they 've got it for life . |
13 | So , they 've hired you for thirty pence a mile to do their roadwork for them . |
14 | ‘ They 've mollied you for far too long . |
15 | And that you know they leave they 've left it for er two years |
16 | Well they 've had them for years . |
17 | They 've had them for two months . |
18 | If they 've had it for more than a month , encourage them to get out for some fresh air but not too much vigorous exercise . |
19 | Because she sa , this woman said they 've had it for at least two years ! |
20 | In this respect , the French government is right to have made the Minister of Culture also Minister of Education ( although whether they have done it for the right reasons , and with the right man is another matter ) . |
21 | Erm , well I do n't know Wendy , I 'll have to go into that when I , I do n't think they have , I do n't know that they have charged me for , well they 've certainly charged me for the new wiring . |
22 | There are , of course , civil and legal reasons for this , but it also serves the purpose of confirming to the person that their relative has actually died because they have seen it for themselves , the proof is before them . |
23 | But , up until now , they have offered nothing for the budget or ‘ entry level ’ guitar market . |
24 | Oxfam sell Crakapax ( they have ordered them for this Christmas and are waiting for deliveries ) which contain pre-cut cracker shapes in metallic foil . |