Example sentences of "when [pers pn] [verb] they for " in BNC.
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| 1 | but when I asked them for a crayon , |
| 2 | When I called them for their view , the spokesman for ‘ Countryside and Land matters ’ was somewhat iffy . |
| 3 | By and large , the above are ‘ natural source ’ materials , with little or no attempt to balance the NPK content , and you will need to take this into account when you use them for whatever particular bias they give . |
| 4 | She does n't have a job , of course , so she does n't understand that things are different when you do them for a living . |
| 5 | Johnson did not drink her proffered dram , but Boswell and the two guides did , and when she asked them for snuff , her great luxury , they had none , but gave her money instead . |
| 6 | Some people do n't stop when she asks them for money , but most people think for a bit and then dig in their pockets and give her summat . |
| 7 | When we asked them for details about their visit they were very coy . |
| 8 | It is the kind of rapid , critical examination to which we expose another person when we encounter them for the first time . |
| 9 | Even when he scolded them for some minor wrongdoing , he would cite the great orators like Cicero or Burke , as if he was taking part in a parliamentary debate , instead of addressing two small boys . |