Example sentences of "they [verb] [verb] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do they want to plan for organic change or reap the fruit of a retail giant that might , no matter what the quality of the architecture , be redundant in another 25 years ? |
| 2 | Consequently they tend to opt for conservative technologies . |
| 3 | Get you some victims to be included because presumably they want to appeal for more members |
| 4 | Now , Becker and Stich will be the doubles pairing chasing an Olympic gold , providing they can mask the thinly disguised antipathy they appear to have for each other . |
| 5 | The organisers say they hope to cater for all tastes at The Belfry , and they 're certainly trying their best . |
| 6 | Privately owned papers which are unprofitable do exist , but this is because they receive backing for other purposes — political , in most cases . |
| 7 | The prime wild salmon which they catch sell for low prices — estimated to average £20 per fish — because of the impact of farmed salmon on the market . |
| 8 | The on-screen couple , quietly glowing with beauty and amusement — they seemed made for each other ; but after various misunderstandings and adventures they ended up going their separate ways . |
| 9 | They 'd asked for more space , as part of the head office refurbishment , but this was ridiculous ! |
| 10 | THREE yachtsmen were plucked from the Atlantic yesterday after they 'd clung for seven hours to the hull of their overturned racing sloop . |
| 11 | Doctors at a Bristol hospital said today , they 'd called for more research following two cases there in which mothers had used water baths in the early stages of labour . |
| 12 | Among the flowers , a tribute from the hospital , to a nurse they 'd known for 5 years who 'll be deeply missed . |
| 13 | And the studio floor was covered with meat , and they had this dog they 'd starved for three days with contact mics all over its stomach … and they were recording him eating the meat ! |
| 14 | They 'd paid for three days , so the rest could buy a cleaner , could n't it ? |
| 15 | They claimed to speak for traditional family values and found support from various fundamentalists — Orthodox Jewish , Roman Catholic , Baptist — in an attempt both to broaden their appeal among Haringey 's multiracial population and to strengthen their message that homosexuality was ‘ unnatural ’ in all cultures . |
| 16 | They began to look for more drink and the Junior showed his initiative by going up to the off-licence with the Porter and bringing back armfuls of the stuff . |
| 17 | Did they try to go for passing shots as they stood two feet behind the baseline ? |
| 18 | He then paid tribute to the Alresford Society , pointing out that when they started pushing for environmental improvements in the 1970s , it was before conservation had come into fashion . |
| 19 | When they started to gather for another push , the second wave of mounted police went in , scattering the pickets right across the field . |
| 20 | Hubel and his colleagues had studied the visual cortex of the rhesus monkey for many years without observing these cells and it was only when the cytochrome oxidase blobs had been demonstrated consistently and they started to look for receptive-field properties within them that they obtained these surprising results . |
| 21 | When they discovered a pair of woman 's shoes they decided to hunt for more clues , even joking that ‘ we might find a body . ’ |
| 22 | They decided to meet for 24 hours every nine months with an initial commitment of three years . |
| 23 | Shortly afterwards , Fiona and James moved to Belgium , where they decided to try for another baby . |
| 24 | In the refectories they try to cater for all tastes with vegan and vegetarian dishes daily , Halal meat for students in hall . |
| 25 | They make remarks about an unmanly attitude , and they pretend to look for yellow streaks . |
| 26 | They went looking for former hotel porter Joao Gomes , 40 , after his wife Maria , 39 , was stabbed to death on Tuesday at her flat on the Elysee Estate in St Helier . |
| 27 | A number of organisations to which we spoke provided ( paid ) training for people filling such positions , despite the fact that they would only be working for them on a casual basis and might even use the skills they acquired working for other organisations . |
| 28 | Crewe wo n't be rushing him but we 're told that Liverpool are so impressed they 've asked for first option on him . |
| 29 | Would it be possible to find out what Priscilla 's results were because she 's had a urine test and she 's extremely sore and they 've asked for another urine test , and I 'm |
| 30 | The Harris say they 'll fight on to stay in the house where they 've lived for 17 years . |