Example sentences of "they [vb base] [pron] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The great advantage of such institutions is that they fit you for prison conditions . |
| 2 | Hundreds of children are taken to hospital after swallowing vitamin pills , often because they mistake them for sweets . |
| 3 | No I do n't , no that was just a nickname they give him for years ago , matter of fact I the other day , I was walking up and he called me , so I took me father 's name you see , nickname , that was . |
| 4 | There are those who give little of the much which they have — and they give it for recognition and their hidden desire makes their gift unwholesome . |
| 5 | Again , like teachers , there are one or two honest coppers , but in general they nick you for things you have not done or give you a sound slapping to make you remember them . |
| 6 | now they use them for furniture |
| 7 | They use them for meetings , especially the ‘ let's get away from it all ’ kind . |
| 8 | Often they ask me for requests , and sometimes they will come over and ask about a piece of music I 've just played . |
| 9 | In the beginning they demanded small change , but now they ask me for £2 or £3 every time they see me . |
| 10 | They ask you for work |
| 11 | In accordance with Article 115 of the Articles of Association they hold office until the Annual General Meeting when they offer themselves for election . |
| 12 | They offer themselves for re-election . |
| 13 | When subjects arrive at the sleep laboratory in the evening for a night 's recording they prepare themselves for bed in the normal way . |
| 14 | Yeah they have it for receptionists who remember . |
| 15 | They bill us for PAYE and VAT , and they do n't hang around . |
| 16 | Then you have to go and have a bath and see the nurse , and she checks your hair and they check you for VD . |