Example sentences of "they [vb base] for a " in BNC.
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1 | Growth is a desperate necessity for China and India , which between them account for a third of the global population , and other developing nations . |
2 | Although the tyranny of ‘ promotion examinations ’ has mercifully decreased in the past decade , in many countries yearly and termly examinations and preparation for them account for a quite disproportionate amount of school time and teachers are virtually ignorant of how and why and when to test . |
3 | But if that 's the case , he 's obviously so accurate that maybe he should try hitting them close for a change ! |
4 | They lay for a while catching their breath , then returned to Nettles . |
5 | They lay for a while , their hands lightly clasped , each deeply engrossed in their own thoughts . |
6 | They lay for a little , amicably holding hands . |
7 | They no longer guard harems ; instead , as in the Mahabharata , they dance for a living . |
8 | With other foreigners they account for a quarter of trading . |
9 | The three major schemes — the Library of Congress Classification Scheme , the Universal Decimal Classification Scheme and the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme — are treated in most detail , since they account for a good proportion of classification practice . |
10 | As you can see from Table 16.2 , they account for a tiny fraction of total assets . |
11 | Stopping , slowing and playing are the diplomatic solutions , but multiplied by the numbers of dogs in most local parks , they make for a badly interrupted run . |
12 | When disturbed , they make for a crevice or hole where they can jam themselves in so tight with their powerful claws that it is almost impossible to dislodge them . |
13 | They are very happy places and they make for a lot of happiness with parents too I think . |
14 | Landowners ca n't do exactly what they want for a start , and if they intend to do anything which might damage the site they have to inform the Nature Conservancy Council in writing and try to work out a compromise . |
15 | At home we have an impressive library of books , carefully selected to give our children the widest possible view of life : black families , single fathers , working mothers , girls rescuing the western world single-handed and boys moping in corners because they long for a doll . |
16 | They do n't set their own terms about what they expect for a good quality of life , so other people do it for them and we do a bad job of it . ’ |
17 | and she helped him , cos he was n't well and they , then they send for an ambulance and at the the man , he was n't really well |
18 | Constitutions thus both liberate and bind ; they provide for a framework of ordered freedom within a set of rules which prevents both majorities and their elected representatives from doing what they might otherwise wish to do . |
19 | The next two chapters use case studies to expand the framework that they provide for an appreciation of the variety among places , without explicit recognition of the interactions with the physical and built environments ( although both are implicit , especially in the first ) . |
20 | Why ca nt they realise for a second that if he had been playing , maybe they would have won all 6 matches and pissed on all of the sides ? |
21 | Some older people are keen to live in sheltered accommodation where they hope for a combination of independence and security . |
22 | They hope for a peaceful settlement in Yugoslavia . |
23 | ‘ Maybe your dybbuk 's gone , ’ says Naomi afterwards , as they pause for a takeaway kebab . |
24 | In mid-battle they break for a bit of a graze . |
25 | Two goals from Butt and one from Beckham , with McCall pulling one back for Palace , were enough to silence an enthusiastic crowd of 7,825 and give United a two-goal advantage for their return leg at Old Trafford as they challenge for a record seventh Youth Cup win . |
26 | They have er thirty minutes each , er twenty minutes A at least ten minutes have to be given over to you for questions , so they speak for a maximum of twenty minutes . |
27 | I ca n't remember what I ca n't remember what they charge , it is on that bill what they charge for a Saturday . |
28 | Billy suggested they look for a shady spot for the picnic in the covert they were approaching . |
29 | On the one hand , people look for a low instalment amount ( which of course tends to mean a relatively long repayment period ) ; on the other , they look for a short repayment period ( which tends to mean a relatively high instalment amount ) . |
30 | Chelsea will decide whether to sign Szewczyk in the next 48 hours as they look for a replacement for injured Paul Elliott . |