Example sentences of "they [vb mod] [vb infin] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | A much more specific fear was that young people would be provoked into imitative crime by the daring exploits witnessed on the screen , and the National Council of Public Morals addressed itself with particular vigour to the belief ‘ that the picture house is responsible for the increase in juvenile crime , and that boys are often led to imitate crimes ( larceny or burglary ) which they have seen in the pictures , or to steal money that they may pay for admission , . |
| 2 | If formed from viscous magma they are normally limited in lateral extent but where composed of basic rocks they may extend for thousands of square kilometres . |
| 3 | Among the various choices available to electors in different countries are the following : they may vote for one candidate , or a specified number of candidates , or for as many candidates as there are members to be elected ; they may cumulate two votes on one candidate ; they may cast votes on more than one list ; presented with lists on which the parties have arranged the candidates in an order of preference they can change that order . |
| 4 | A larger number of bigger girls and women were in waiting at one of the locks , where the passengers are politely informed they may walk for a mile ; they had large pitchers and small jugs , and we are all favoured with pressing invitations to have ‘ sweet milk . ’ |
| 5 | This will be quite different to their usual routine , of course , when they may sleep for quite long periods . |
| 6 | Defendants are entitled to give evidence of their honest state of mind , and to explain why their dominant motive , irrespective of any dislike they may feel for the plaintiff , was to comment on a matter of public interest . |
| 7 | They may arrange for you to have short stay daytime , or full time care at a day centre or residential home if you are without heat and light at home . |
| 8 | They may decline for some quite considerable time to use any particular sound to indicate their mother , instead preferring to fix on some other aspect of their environment . |
| 9 | They may provide for the position of the institutional equity investors in respect of warranties on a flotation , in particular , whether or not they would give warranties in the offer for sale agreement to the merchant bank leading the flotation . |
| 10 | From that decision Morland J. concluded that it is an ordinary incident of all corporations that they may sue for libel and that that included municipal corporations . |
| 11 | Crushed to death : boy 's parents say they may sue for damages . |
| 12 | In occasional cases they may live for over 40 years . |
| 13 | They may moan about it every Monday morning , they may agitate for shorter hours and longer holidays , but they need to work for their self-respect . ’ |
| 14 | Sub-tenants may , of course , suffer if a head lease is forfeited for a breach of covenant by the tenant , however , they may apply for relief under s. 146(4) ( see above ) . |
| 15 | They may apply for party status as explained in 4 above . |
| 16 | They are , therefore , formulaic in character and although they may call for some adaptation for contextual fit they are not composed on each occasion from constituent parts . |
| 17 | Guide those who shape the decisions of government that they may plan for the good of all society , and not set neighbour against neighbour , class against class , region against region . |
| 18 | Details of entitlement can be obtained from the address below and anyone who considers they may qualify for such relief should contact this office . |
| 19 | Demeke was arraigned at a New York court last night but German prosecutors said they may ask for him to be extradited . |
| 20 | German prosecutors earlier said they may ask for his extradition . |
| 21 | They may ask for an extra premium if they 're including it they may ask for a bit towards it , but they can give a better cover . |
| 22 | They may ask for an extra premium if they 're including it they may ask for a bit towards it , but they can give a better cover . |
| 23 | The sort of questions which can be asked concern both the role of coins themselves and the wider implications they may have for an understanding of a particular society . |
| 24 | The removal of the ‘ problem ’ of what to do about aggravations is wonderful and gives complete freedom to use the range of remedies whatever reputation they may have for over-reacting or whatever rules may have evolved about not repeating . |
| 25 | For instance , bereaved adults experience higher than expected levels of illness in the year following the death of their spouse , and among those most at risk of lasting psychiatric problems are people without a network of friends or relatives to whom they may turn for consolation ( Parkes and Brown , 1972 ) . |
| 26 | ‘ This work is for the people , ’ he said , ‘ so they must pay for it . |
| 27 | Health service tells patients family they must pay for her own life support equipment . |
| 28 | MPs are allowed to use headed paper for political purposes as well as constituency matters but they must pay for any stationery used . |
| 29 | A motion went before the police conference saying that if Mr Clarke persisted in his plans to treat police like those in other professions they must press for officers to be treated as employees ‘ with all the trade union rights associated with such a change in status . ’ |
| 30 | They must check for your name in the book . " |