Example sentences of "and they [vb base] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That has been the dilemma for Hong Kong — the necessity of staunching the flow — and they deserve understanding for a decision that carries all manner of risks for their own future as 1997 nears . |
| 2 | That has been the dilemma for Hong Kong — the necessity of staunching the flow — and they deserve understanding for a decision that carries all manner of risks for their own future as 1997 nears . |
| 3 | Would it be possible to find out what Priscilla 's results were because she 's had a urine test and she 's extremely sore and they 've asked for another urine test , and I 'm |
| 4 | Caremore Council believe that Paul has been sexually abusing Jane and they intend to apply for a care order . |
| 5 | They make remarks about an unmanly attitude , and they pretend to look for yellow streaks . |
| 6 | The only people who make a choice today are the ones with self-inflicted wounds , and they get shot for it . |
| 7 | Templeton went on to explain how employing women played havoc with this arrangement : When the females get their work to set up , the whole of what we term the " fat " is taken out , that is all the space is taken out and they simply get close matter to set , and they get paid for that . |
| 8 | People work overtime and they get paid for it . |
| 9 | Sounds like fun , and they get paid for it ! |
| 10 | They spend months in the wild places of the world , they have all the atavistic pleasures of the hunt without the guilt of killing , they see the wonders of the world direct , not on the small screen , and they get paid for it . |
| 11 | In many countries teachers and academics have been at the forefront of the fight for justice , democracy , trade union and human rights — the Pro-Democracy movements in China , South Korea and Myanmar have all been led by students and academics — and they have suffered for their non-violent dissent . |
| 12 | Most of those leaving the cities have done so through the commercial market and they have moved for a variety of reasons ( Kennett and Hall , 1981 ) : more freely-available , cheaper , owner-occupied housing might be found beyond the cities in environmentally-attractive locations ; households are more mobile — car-ownership rates doubled between 1961 and 1981 and the electrification of some InterCity lines has encouraged a marked decentralization of people away from London to areas such as Peterborough , Stamford ( Lincs. ) and even Newark ( Notts. ) ; many move out of cities on retirement ; and for the economically active in the south of England , movement out of London becomes ever more attractive as many commercial activities leave the capital . |
| 13 | The monuments in our care are the best and they have survived for specific reasons — yet they are only the tip the iceberg of our archaeological inheritance . |
| 14 | Milkings three times a day would necessitate living nearby and they have applied for permission to build a farmhouse and steadings . |
| 15 | They have disposed of the different regimes relevant to the different kinds of legacies , and they have adopted for all of them the rule applying to trusts . |
| 16 | before hand there were the same designated police officer of the same specialized suites , things have changed and they have changed for the better . |
| 17 | And they learn to care for themselves with a sociable cafe selling orange and biscuits before home-time every Friday . |