Example sentences of "they [modal v] [verb] it for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Warriors still hunt the jaguar in ritualised fashion ; they must stalk it for three days and it may only be killed with a wooden spear . |
| 2 | They should have it for cash for Monday should n't they ? |
| 3 | Try out the PA system on site ; do n't take the management 's word that they 'll do it for you . |
| 4 | ‘ I wonder how long they 'll do it for ? ’ |
| 5 | You see we 've got some gentlemen here , they 'll do it for you . |
| 6 | They 'll keep it for Crunchie but never use it for anything else again because they 've had so much trouble with it . |
| 7 | the they 'll have it for everything ! |
| 8 | And er if they have n't got it they 'll get it for you . |
| 9 | Even Samuel Montagu had said the purpose of the Crown Suppliers was to provide for departments more efficiently than they could do it for themselves or from any other source . |
| 10 | Er that was n't er on competition though , th that was er an Intercity job which Birmingham said they could do it for that figure . |
| 11 | They did n't tell her that they wanted to see whether it was still empty , just in case they could have it for Brownie Pack Meetings . |
| 12 | So that they could get it for the turn of the new leaf of the quarter . |
| 13 | They 'd done it for Adam and Christopher and they 'd do it for him . |
| 14 | It just makes you feel good because you kid yourself they 'd do it for free anyway . ’ |
| 15 | No I think , I reckon that if you knew that the bloke was an easy pull , they would n't do it if they , if they knew they could n't get the girl cos otherwise it would be embarrassing for them , but if they knew that she was an easy pull they 'd do it for a joke . |
| 16 | ‘ I did n't think they 'd print it for some reason . |
| 17 | ‘ They 'd find it for you fast enough , ’ he went on , either not noticing or not caring about the embarrassment of his host . |
| 18 | The toilet was er at the back of what we used to call the brew house it was n't a kitchen it was a brew house , and er the , the toilet was at the back of the brew house adjacent to the old ash pit , which was an ash pit in those days it was filled up and when it was filled , they used to come at night and empty the ash pit wheel up the entry it might be there for three or four months and you got flies , bluebottles all sorts in the hot weather you know , I could n't try my shoes on sometimes , but er it was a bit , well I suppose in those days they used to take it for granted , it was a bit primitive it was n't the best five houses in the area , but er |
| 19 | ‘ They used to advocate it for withdrawing heroin addicts — naturally they had little success . |
| 20 | The water for drinking they used to collect from the gutters and erm it used to go into big barrels and then they used to boil it for a long while . |
| 21 | They would load it for Pelham Street after a day 's work in the factory , drive there and back in a night , and report for work as usual the next morning . |
| 22 | Half of those making this statement thought they would use it for experimentation and over 40 per cent for information handling . |
| 23 | They have enough inner strength not to feel threatened by the demand for child-like dependency implicit in tears ; they will recognize it for what it is , a temporary rather than a permanent threat to their autonomy . |
| 24 | ‘ They will keep it for you , you know — you can pay by instalments . ’ |
| 25 | Once the children are familiar with this method of working they can manipulate it for themselves — e.g. the performers can ask for advice whenever they need it ; the performers can " Tag " an adviser to take over from them . |
| 26 | You know that if they can do it for you , they will , and you know that when they 're on screen , they 'll do their damnedest to make it all work . |
| 27 | This is what pisses me off so often you know , things like the halls of residence and stuff are there to help the students and they do n't , they just try and rip them off for every cent they can do it for . |
| 28 | I do n't have to preach or tell our colleagues in England and Wales the effects water privatization 's had on them since nineteen eighty nine , they can see it for themselves every day . |