Example sentences of "they [vb infin] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well no when we started when the strike started in the mill , I told then , you know y I do n't know what you are going to do with us , I said , but the way you are carrying on now you are going to bring trouble into this quarry , cos these lads are n't going to give in to you at all that quick , what you 're trying to do , make them work for thirty pound a week less , so you better think it over now , I said , before it gets any worse . |
| 2 | Let them look for this one . |
| 3 | Put in the monkfish slices and let them poach for 3–4 minutes , until cooked through . |
| 4 | Oh I should n't let them go for any less than five pound a pair . |
| 5 | but they actually have controlled explosions and what sort of places would they need for those ? |
| 6 | ‘ Well , what do they expect for four an' 'alf quid ? ’ he asked the nag . |
| 7 | Okay , do they , do they run for twenty-five because we like them to , or because we ca n't afford to pay them any sooner . |
| 8 | But if a firm is the only market-maker in a stock , where else can they go for specific information about the stock ? |
| 9 | But why did they go for absolute egalitarianism in the first place then ? |
| 10 | Not only must they care for distressed and disturbed young people , but they must do so under a cloud . |
| 11 | What responsibility will they accept for that ? |
| 12 | Where will they turn for new markets ? |
| 13 | How do they account for this apparent non-neutrality of money ? |
| 14 | More recently , industrial contaminants such as polychlorinated biphenyls ( PCBs ) have accumulated in the liver and kidneys of pilot whales in quantities which make them unfit for human consumption . |
| 15 | I 've got DiMarzios in all of them save for one , which has four Chandler Lipstick Tubes . |
| 16 | Let them heat for five minutes . |
| 17 | If Gina was pleasant to him she could share ; if not , he would make them last for two meals . |