Example sentences of "they [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I always wanted to work with a squad of young players and bring them on for a few seasons . |
| 2 | Of course , this may lead them to run onto the rotted wood , which will give way and let them in for a long fall … |
| 3 | Connie buzzed them in for a joyous greeting from Hurley , Colonel John Sasser , the Defense attaché , and one of Buck Revell 's FBI team , but there was n't much time for celebration because Hamadan was wanted elsewhere for debriefing . |
| 4 | ‘ Basic computer keyboard skills have to be there — we would n't want to go the lengths of having to train them on that — but training on our specialist software means bringing them in for a week and we 'll probably bring them in every three months to keep updating them . ’ |
| 5 | A government in disarray , an unpopular opposition , they say , will let them in for a taste of real power . |
| 6 | I 'm breaking them in for a horse . |
| 7 | Even when reviews do exist , tracking them down for a particular title can be difficult . |
| 8 | Include it in that , those twelve weeks because I know it 's , you know , a bit erm I would try and see if I could set up some sex education with the health centre and the , you know , that she used to take them and they went through contraception and condoms and whatever at the , and she used to take them down for an afternoon it might well be that they have to miss a lesson |
| 9 | But if you want your life story to grip them by the throat and take them along for a rattling good ride which will haunt them for years to come — forget it . |
| 10 | The size and weight of the larger models would suit them only for a fairly hefty boat . |
| 11 | Secure the wire ends by twisting them together for a short distance to prevent the turns trying to unwind themselves . |
| 12 | One 's called the Austin Special , and it 's really cool-looking with three hotted-up Danelectro-style lipstick tube pickups that you can either run as single-coils for that crinkly kind of clarity , or put them together for a humbucking sound . |
| 13 | Last autumn a conference in Toronto brought them together for an update and planning meeting . |
| 14 | He said he 'd put them away for a bit and give them to Oliver when he started smoking again . |
| 15 | If you can imagine someone losing their job , the depression that actually causes , perhaps both within them and with their family , the idea of being able to take them away for a holiday to forget about things might be a good thing at the end of the day . |
| 16 | For the past five years Egham Swan Sanctuary has collected the swans and taken them away for a kind of annual holiday … |
| 17 | Seem to put them away for a long while but |
| 18 | we can always ask to put them away for a week yeah that 's what I might do |
| 19 | Well then , if , we can put them away for a week |
| 20 | So I decided to take them outside for a breath of fresh air , ’ she added , turning her worried blue eyes in mute appeal to the uniformed policewoman sitting in the corner of the room . |
| 21 | It might be possible to book them just for a day . |
| 22 | Her husband had opened a bookshop to support her and their two children , but it was " imperative for her to work " at her old job as reader , " to tide them over for a year or two " . |
| 23 | It is acceptable to ask them over for a meal they are not expected to be able to manage without a caring woman . |
| 24 | Their syllabus should include , on a reading list that would hopefully keep them indoors for a long time , the extensive article published in Mountain dealing with the affair . |
| 25 | I had thrown away my chances in life , pawned them off for a few cheap thrills . |
| 26 | He blew a lot of his money on gambling , even slot machines , and buying cars before he got bored with them and sold them off for a fraction of the price he paid for them . ’ |
| 27 | They never were , and war in 1879 cut their value , many holders selling them off for a pittance . |
| 28 | W. P. With kids , I used to carry my gloves in my hand and without any fingers in , and I used to catch them with the gloves if they were cheeky , and if they got cheekier still , I used to take them home for a belt . |
| 29 | For example , monies could be restricted because the governing body has put them aside for a specific purpose , such as for renewal of a fleet of cars . |
| 30 | Windowboxes and other containers often begin to run out of flower power towards the end of summer , but it is usually possible to give them a boost to sustain interest until it is time to plant them up for a spring display . |