Example sentences of "they [vb base] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | They lay for a while catching their breath , then returned to Nettles . |
| 2 | They lay for a while , their hands lightly clasped , each deeply engrossed in their own thoughts . |
| 3 | They lay for a little , amicably holding hands . |
| 4 | They no longer guard harems ; instead , as in the Mahabharata , they dance for a living . |
| 5 | With other foreigners they account for a quarter of trading . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | As you can see from Table 16.2 , they account for a tiny fraction of total assets . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | They are very happy places and they make for a lot of happiness with parents too I think . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 ? |
| 16 | Some older people are keen to live in sheltered accommodation where they hope for a combination of independence and security . |
| 17 | They hope for a peaceful settlement in Yugoslavia . |
| 18 | ‘ Maybe your dybbuk 's gone , ’ says Naomi afterwards , as they pause for a takeaway kebab . |
| 19 | In mid-battle they break for a bit of a graze . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Billy suggested they look for a shady spot for the picnic in the covert they were approaching . |
| 24 | 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 ) . |
| 25 | Chelsea will decide whether to sign Szewczyk in the next 48 hours as they look for a replacement for injured Paul Elliott . |
| 26 | In vain they look for a contrast with the adult world in the family which is yielding and running after them . |
| 27 | They 're bigger than us , they stand for a bigger establishment than we do , like , we 're just little and they stand for bigger things , and you try to get your own back . |
| 28 | They stand for a moment locked by their feelings in an awkward embrace . |
| 29 | Readers do not just read , they read for a purpose . |
| 30 | We suggest that there is considerable evidence in the data that they present for a downward pressure on referral rates , most noticeably in women ( perhaps particularly in elderly women ) and to the specialty of general medicine . |