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 .
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