Example sentences of "they [verb] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the King stood by his Apothecaries and their independence , although the City did not openly acknowledge them until seven years later , when they were allowed to take part in the river procession on Lord Mayor 's Day , using a hired barge for the occasion , since as yet they lacked funds for such ceremonial trimmings . |
| 2 | They announced plans for its complete redevelopment and applied for a certificate of immunity of listing . |
| 3 | I suspect they award points for skill in flying and for artistic achievement too ! |
| 4 | And they got shoes for squash and shoes for |
| 5 | Most either thought it did n't matter as long as they got relief for their tension and frustration and saw it as a way of keeping the peace , but some were trying through women 's groups or assertion therapy to express themselves more honestly . |
| 6 | they got videos for nothing . |
| 7 | What do they got stars for in MacDonalds ? |
| 8 | They had done so the first time they got water for me and I had assumed they would continue . |
| 9 | Talking to the researcher about South Africa , they voiced sympathy for the plight of black South Africans . |
| 10 | Sometimes they sell things for you do n't they ? |
| 11 | of their receipts if they sell land for low-cost home ownership . |
| 12 | They sell tickets for 10p each to help buy pencils and books . ’ |
| 13 | Last week , they roasted Lavelle for eating at exclusive restaurants at the expense of company officials who were , at the time , under investigation by her department for dumping toxic waste in harbours and unprotected dumps . |
| 14 | The mines used to use horses and they laid rails for the carts . |
| 15 | They became repositories for a parallel , and often specifically Nazarean , tradition . |
| 16 | They became scapegoats for crimes committed and were widely bruited as potential subversives . |
| 17 | The examinations , tailored to be selective , make no concession to this , nor do they make allowance for the wide range of academic ability and preparedness among the candidates . |
| 18 | They made music for the love of it . |
| 19 | They made allowance for a stale price effect in the index ( by including a first order moving average process ) , and used a GARCH ( 1,1 ) model to control for autocorrelation in the variance of the disturbances . |
| 20 | They made boilers for ships and locomotives , railway lines , and all manner of springs , wires and tools . |
| 21 | They made room for the Russian . |
| 22 | Sometimes they made weapons for themselves by bedding razor-blades in potatoes . |
| 23 | They made employment for a workforce and were used in the work of other occupations ; but mainly they were used for recreation . |
| 24 | You could almost hear their good intentions creaking as they made allowances for ‘ the difficult age ’ . |
| 25 | Bouvard and Pécuchet , during their investigations into literature , find that they lose respect for an author when he strays into error . |
| 26 | They introduce standards for project management . |
| 27 | They raise money for village development projects , clean public buildings and help with the catering for conferences and state functions . |
| 28 | They raise money for the hospice and other charities through a varied range of activities , including abseiling and putting on stage shows . |
| 29 | They raise funds for these purposes by borrowing mainly from wholesale banks , taking deposits from insurance companies , pension funds , companies and some private individuals . |
| 30 | The foals will play together , eat grass together , sleep together , and enjoy just being together : they develop affection for each other . |