Example sentences of "they [modal v] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , even though they may for professional purposes , guarantee their subjects ' anonymity in return for access , they nevertheless stress that behind the ‘ sources in Whitehall ’ or ‘ the people of Hicktown ’ there are indeed real people ; thus establishing both their veracity and their morality . |
| 2 | They may for some reason go to a Mother and Baby Home for a short period before and after they have the baby , or even go to live with foster parents . |
| 3 | This means changing people 's way of thinking and working , maybe breaking down fences and getting them to share information they might for some reason be reluctant to divulge . |
| 4 | The same procedure was adopted as for the immediate recall part of the experiment but words were used from set B. However , before the subject was allowed to recall the words an arbitrary three digit number , provided below the word list for each trial , was given to the subject and the subject asked to repeat the number and count backwards by threes as fast as they could for thirty seconds . |
| 5 | They could for certain do |
| 6 | so like they would for two days before Christmas you , you ball a horse give a ball , see ? |
| 7 | I do n't imagine they would for one moment I doubt it no . |
| 8 | There is hardly an area in the diocese where the scourge of unemployment is not biting hard , and our parishes have to do what they can for those who not only have no work , but see little prospect of employment in the future . |