Example sentences of "they [verb] [to-vb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , if they failed to arrange for a minor repair in the science labs and a pupil was hurt as a result , they might be guilty of a safety offence . |
| 2 | Caremore Council believe that Paul has been sexually abusing Jane and they intend to apply for a care order . |
| 3 | Therefore , they tend to look for a certain ‘ type ’ . |
| 4 | If they want to go for a longer period , a key worker would go out with them . ’ |
| 5 | Then there were Heather and Katie , inseparable friends , who bolstered each other by their mutual devotion ; never had they known a Moment 's shame of friendlessness , never had they had to look for a partner in dancing or in gym , never had they walked alone from classroom to classroom , and their confidence overflowed and imposed itself upon all beholders . |
| 6 | When they decide to go for a swim there 's a real rigmarole because of the presence of the English girl . |
| 7 | With all the technological genius that can be raised in the USA to produce a B-1 supersonic bomber , they had to settle for a cruising speed of 1.25 times the speed of sound while the routine Concorde bus service across the Atlantic ticks over steadily at fully twice the speed of sound — and anyone who can afford to buy a ticket can experience it . |
| 8 | Once in , they had to dive for a golf ball , put it in a bucket and return to the trapeze to do it all again — fun eh ! |
| 9 | Then they had to stop for a rest because they were so tired . |
| 10 | But they had to wait for a host of their rivals to commit pop suicide before they could begin the job of moulding this new discovery . |
| 11 | But first they had to look for a camp site so Mr was the chief engineer I was employed by him , to have a look round and we discovered Lyness farm to be a suitable place . |
| 12 | The others took it up , humming or singing , and walked in time to it until old Donald got breathless and they had to saunter for a while . |
| 13 | The sums which people paid Maples for furniture were very small compared with what they had to pay for a house to put it in . |
| 14 | The business sector was disappointed that the cut in interest rates was not larger , however , and they continued to press for a devaluation . |
| 15 | They have to go for a dental inspection |
| 16 | No further appeal was possible under Austrian law , but defence lawyers said that they wanted to apply for a retrial because of new expert evidence which cast doubt on their client 's conviction . |