Example sentences of "for them the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Not for them the traditional lunchtime saunter down to the pub , then off to the match with their mates . |
2 | Not for them the hollow reply , ‘ What meeting ? ’ when a call is made to check that they are bringing something to the pot luck supper at school that very evening . |
3 | But enough carousing and photographing … would I mind , my Tasmanian countrymen asked , taking the World Cup back to Sydney for them the following morning ? |
4 | She was surprised by the extent of Sue 's gratitude , when she came looking for them the following evening . |
5 | For them the Imperial Sun shines on undiminished ! |
6 | For them the critical starting date in human history was the one in 1896 when British law was changed to allow motor-cars to be driven without a man preceding them on foot carrying a red flag . |
7 | For them the skilful use of mass media may be important , and key contacts in positions of power will be a great help . |
8 | There was a car waiting , but because of the fog they abandoned the idea of driving down and went to the railway station , caught a train with minutes to spare , picked up the car that was waiting for them the other end , rang the studio from the car phone to let them know where they were , and ran into London Weekend Television . |
9 | Five year students , they gave a party for them the other evening about fifty of them must have turned up . |
10 | Homework is done by women whose role as unpaid caretakers of a nation 's dependents forces them out of the competition of the job market , and , still needing to earn , into work which is desperately tedious , which has to be carried out in isolation , thus losing for them the only element which makes tedious work bearable — the cameradie of the factory floor . |
11 | For them the Social Charter and its accompanying action programme offer the way forward . |
12 | They were temporary , not permanent , migrants : not for them the single journey to a new land . |
13 | the first test for them the giant slalom … a three quarter of a mile long downhill race … just like ski-ing … and after the downpour this morning it was just as slippy for the bikes … |
14 | the first test for them the giant slalom … a three quarter of a mile long downhill race … just like ski-ing … and after the downpour this morning it was just as slippy for the bikes … |
15 | Not for them the sudden exhilaration of Crick and Watson on discovering the structure of DNA ( a rare thrill , even in the natural sciences ) . |
16 | Not for them the comfortable life ; they might get ideas above their station , which was to devote themselves to hard labour and be grateful for small mercies . |
17 | For them the whole range of feelings of shock , disbelief and anger come into play . |
18 | These caches usually consist of single prey species , and if the predator does not return for them the resulting bone assemblage should consist of more or less complete skeletons from one or a limited number of species . |
19 | For them the vital issue of racial identity confusion does not exist . |