Example sentences of "[conj] they [adv] [verb] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The modern movement for the legislative recognition of ‘ human rights ’ is in fact a movement for the increased control of legislatures by the judiciary , because the human rights that are claimed are couched in such broad terms , and involve so much balancing of one consideration with another , that they inevitably call for much judicial ‘ interpretation . ’ |
| 2 | An increase in unit costs does not necessarily mean that a pupil gets proportionately more resources or better educational provision , as some costs are fixed ( such as heating and cleaning ) and they simply rise for each pupil as the school roll falls . |
| 3 | In my day we treated our old heroes right and they only played for 10 bob a week . |
| 4 | If they really care for one another … ’ |
| 5 | The party 's decline can best be traced via the decline in the proportion of people who ‘ identify ’ with it — that is , think of themselves as being Labour supporters even if they occasionally vote for some other party . |
| 6 | Next in was Ocean Quest on 11 December , with a time of 16 days , 10 hr , 9 min and 22 sec , but they also motored for many hours . |
| 7 | More emphasis will be given to social class inequalities , partly because they are more adequately documented and partly because they partially account for ethnic and sex inequalities . |