Example sentences of "they [vb base] for [art] " 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 | Without doubt , close and loving physical contact between child and mother , or surrogate mother , promotes both physical and emotional well-being in the infant ; while cursory and uncomfortable handling , lack of communication and the signs of " non-loving " implicit in them make for the opposite . |
| 4 | Two boys who were rescued from the fighting in Lebanon are back tonight at the hospital that rebuilt their bodies and gave them hope for the future . |
| 5 | But if that 's the case , he 's obviously so accurate that maybe he should try hitting them close for a change ! |
| 6 | If you contact them ask for the Lineco Catalogue No L533–1000 . |
| 7 | They lay for a while catching their breath , then returned to Nettles . |
| 8 | They lay for a while , their hands lightly clasped , each deeply engrossed in their own thoughts . |
| 9 | They lay for a little , amicably holding hands . |
| 10 | They no longer guard harems ; instead , as in the Mahabharata , they dance for a living . |
| 11 | With other foreigners they account for a quarter of trading . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | As you can see from Table 16.2 , they account for a tiny fraction of total assets . |
| 14 | But among them , they account for the great majority of all innovation opportunities . |
| 15 | Frequent whitewashing or repapering , like John Barton 's ‘ clean stencilled pattern ’ , is often alluded to , no doubt because it made damp and derelict rooms look fresh and dry but that is the way that they remain for the reader . |
| 16 | If they qualify for the Champions League ( last eight ) they get another guaranteed £800,000 , plus around £180,000 a point . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | They are very happy places and they make for a lot of happiness with parents too I think . |
| 20 | The claims which they make for the consequences of literacy belong to the same tradition . |
| 21 | They make for the stairwell with Crilly firmly in hand , blasting upwards like stiff navy rockets . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | ‘ But before Derry can be made a major European city it 's important that the people of that place are proud of themselves and their city and know what they want for the city . ’ |
| 24 | Yes well I think I told him a wrong , you see , there were two there there are two ways of tackling it and I do n't think the way I told him is what they want for the examination purposes , at all ! |
| 25 | Things they want for the Christmas party ? |
| 26 | I was just looking at some of the prices they want for the property . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ I do n't understand why they pose for the tourists , ’ she said , marvelling at how the huge hoods were wired to flare out in soft folds around each tightly wrapped skull . |
| 30 | From what I could gather they were showing in in the area where the new ticket office is , as opposed to a bit screen on the pitch facing the east stand as they propose for the scum game ( And they 're getting a beer license for this too ! ! ! ! ! ) . |