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 .
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