Example sentences of "they [verb] for some " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the major firms in the industry are members of the SWA , who consider they account for some 98% of the industry 's employment . |
| 2 | They provided for some right to initiate legislation ( at present the prerogative of the Commission ) , and for the EP to see Commission proposals before the Council of Ministers , which would then work on texts already amended by the EP . |
| 3 | Wind , rain , chemical erosion gradually wear into it and the stone that they used for some of the repair of the cathedral in the years gone by has n't worn as well as we would have hoped . |
| 4 | When Len arrived , they seemed for some reason to talk about nothing but health . |
| 5 | ‘ Better if they paid for some more staff . |
| 6 | Once you are in the loft , it is better to use compression or push-fit fittings since they allow for some adjustment later and the fire risk of using a blowlamp is avoided . |
| 7 | If they ask for some cheese , you wo n't get it on the meat counter will you ? |
| 8 | Frequently they stay for some days . |
| 9 | The Bradwell School Board in the beginning comprised Rev A.C. Woodhouse , Messrs Ward , Wyllie , C.W. Powell ( Solicitor ) , and it appears they struggled for some years . |
| 10 | The group did not have another discussion about wages for housework as such , although they did for some months follow Ruth 's prepared reading list — an introductory series of Marxist texts , and the issue of wages for housework emerged again through that , in a theoretical discussion . |
| 11 | doing , or did doing , they did for some purpose did n't they ? |
| 12 | As well as cutting costs , Swiss banks must also revise their pricing policy : while they over-charge for some services , others , such as payment transfers , are still surprisingly cheap . |
| 13 | ‘ My guess is they came for some of Connie Fraser 's clothes , found the place upside down and me on the floor , then when they reported to Bonanza he told 'em to forget about the clothes . ’ |
| 14 | The authors propose two ways forward : they encourage a change in attitudes and they call for some specific legislative measures . |
| 15 | They continued for some five years a guerilla war against the employers . |
| 16 | They waited for some long-legged creature to come stepping delicately out of the trees . |
| 17 | Peggy moved her head in a gesture that brought her mother 's and Henry 's full attention on her , and they waited for some seconds before Peggy , moving up the hall towards the drawing-room , explained , ‘ It 's … it 's his particular part of the day ; he … he likes to see to her himself . ’ |
| 18 | When they left the restaurant they stood for some moments surveying the view of Prague , its many spires , red-roofed buildings , with a green dome here , the Vltava river with some of its bridges there , the Charles Bridge in particular Then , ‘ Shall we walk the rest of the way down ? ’ |
| 19 | They sat for some time talking and drinking tea before the music began . |