Example sentences of "they [verb] [pron] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They asked him for a swimming pool and a better playground , but he was n't making any promises . |
| 2 | they want it for a |
| 3 | They protected themselves for a long time . |
| 4 | I wanted to cut my hair short , and they allowed it for a while , until they discovered from a ‘ friend ’ that I am a lesbian , and then they tried everything they could to stop me dressing as I used to . |
| 5 | Did they take you for a week and show you |
| 6 | He had the operation the next day and they took us for a couple of minutes and that was it — they just did n't care . |
| 7 | It is the vision of people looking up from the depths , de profundis , from the ‘ dark shadow of death ’ and of despair , and seeing a new light : ‘ unlooked for , glittering and bright ; and the people of Middle-earth beheld it from afar and wondered , and they took it for a sign , and called it Gil-Estel , the Star of High Hope ’ . |
| 8 | They influenced him for a lifetime , though he would sometimes grump , ‘ I write like a copper , dun I ? ’ |
| 9 | They admire themselves for a time . |
| 10 | They said nothing for a while ; she controlling her emotions while he gathered his strength . |
| 11 | you know they take them for a little visit so they get used to the school before they go , which is a good idea , I mean we were just thrown in |
| 12 | ‘ Be soft with this London lot and they take you for a ride . |
| 13 | And then they test the evacuation alarm then , so that everybody knows the alarms and er where to be and then th Every six eight weeks or something they take you for a helicopter evacuation where everybody 's taken from the lifeboat master station . |