Example sentences of "they [verb] for [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is noteworthy that more than half did equivalent or higher level courses than those they applied for at the institutions we covered . |
| 2 | Family budgets are seen to be a private settlement of accounts between men and women , men 's unequal distribution of working-class incomes within their households is a right they fought for within the working-class movement and it is not yet susceptible to public political pressure within the movement . |
| 3 | Karen Mayo-Chandler 's allegations made lascivious reading : ‘ When girls are asked what they look for in a man , they always talk about sensitive things , like intellect , kindness and a sense of humour . |
| 4 | There they stay for about a fortnight until they have completed their first moult and can fend for themselves . |
| 5 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that the majority of my constituents believe that what they voted for in the referendum on Europe was a single market , not a single currency ? |
| 6 | Yes , was it because you think that , they , that 's what they had for in the house |
| 7 | Oh right , how long do they last for , they last for about a w |