Example sentences of "[vb past] for them " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dennis years ago did a deal with by we had so many days a year and any extra you applied for them , there was never any trouble . |
| 2 | No matter how hard the Provincial champions tried to eat into the massive margin the worse it became for them . |
| 3 | The envoy pleaded that there was much to be said for the Duke , to which Gustavus replied that there was much to be said for lice by those who cared for them . |
| 4 | Despite her criticism of their dancing they knew she cared for them and always stepped in in any family crisis : |
| 5 | Constance felt a pang of sadness as she walked into the building on Ludovico 's arm , thinking that no one in the world who cared for them knew what was happening . |
| 6 | They really believed he cared for them . |
| 7 | He looked after his family ; he cared for them . |
| 8 | no , I never cared for them put your glasses on instead of squinting |
| 9 | The raft she rode for them was a miracle : was it diamonds , they wondered , was it spun glass ? |
| 10 | He asked for them to be clearly marked , packed in damp moss and sent to Lord Cornbury 's by Oxford Chapel , ‘ where I am to be around generally any morning before ten if you ever have time to call ’ . |
| 11 | And the Cid sent for all his friends and his kinsmen and vassals , and told them how King Don Alfonso had banished him from the land , and asked for them who would follow him into banishment , and who would remain at home . |
| 12 | However , discussion revealed that possible rewards were presently available to Olwyn ; all her toys , favourite TV programmes , foods and so on were given when she asked for them , irrespective of her behaviour . |
| 13 | He also distributed library books to those who asked for them — although I saw few books in the cells or barracks and it was stated that few prisoners were interested in reading . |
| 14 | When Richardson asked for them back , Billy airily said , ‘ Oh , I 've given all that to the Musée Picasso ’ . |
| 15 | Werner 's " General " turned out to be the commander of the armed forces in southern Celebes — a figure whom we would normally have done our utmost to avoid , given his political power and our absence of filming permits , but he turned out to be an exuberantly friendly man who never asked for them . |
| 16 | Maureen said : ‘ I did n't think about them again until that psychic woman asked for them , but it was only after I had given them to her I realized they were n't his at all . |
| 17 | ‘ The cutlets yes , certainly , since the Prince rejected them first time round , and asked for them later , ’ dredging up memories from the depths of his mind . |
| 18 | The accompanying notes , given when her teacher asked for them , indicate a sophisticated grasp of metaphor , and a high level of imagination . |
| 19 | And put it on , they used to give me tote odds , sometimes I asked for them , usually they 'll automatically give me tote odds . |
| 20 | ‘ We lost some very promising dogs because owners asked for them back after a fortnight , ’ explained the spokesman . |
| 21 | I asked for them did n't I ? |
| 22 | I have n't been in your bag since the end of the week when you asked for them . |
| 23 | It finished only just ahead of the Alliance poll of 26 per cent ( which produced for them only seventeen Liberal and six SDP seats ) . |
| 24 | An hour later , she was sent for and went as she was , still in the apron spotted with bits of meat and potato where they had clung to her as she fought for them . |
| 25 | But all the old miners I met , contemporaries of Orwell , remembered the arrival of the baths , thought they were wonderful , yet could n't remember how they came or who fought for them . |
| 26 | Who begged and argued and fought for them until they were free to go ? ’ |
| 27 | My grandad fought for them all his life , but the things you 're talking about , they 're only scratching the surface . ’ |
| 28 | We fought for them to come to the Assembly , where they could speak their minds and meet the Africans they never meet , and together listen to the Almighty Who might know better even than they what is best for the country . |
| 29 | The Jews basically remained convinced of the superiority of their beliefs and ways of life and fought for them . |
| 30 | I fought for them two , to get that home for her , so I said no , the only way you 'll do it , and I , when she were on her own , I said , not that I do n't trust Nigel , I do , but you do n't know what 's gon na happen in ten , in ten years time , I said I fought for that house for you , if you exchange it , you exchange it in your name |