Example sentences of "[conj] they [verb] for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a report to a plenary meeting of Tsektran in June , he said that trains should stop acting like droshkys , carrying people and goods where they wished for little or no pay . |
| 2 | They have a cult status which remains something of an enigma — particularly in the North-west where they stand for all that is dreary and depressing . |
| 3 | George nodded and motioned her to silence again ; although they waited for another quarter of an hour , it was a vain vigil ! |
| 4 | Subjective assessments of pain and difficulty during exercise were significantly less for patients in the experimental group on both test dates than for the control group , although they improved for both groups . |
| 5 | The group did not have another discussion about wages for housework as such , although they did for some months follow Ruth 's prepared reading list — an introductory series of Marxist texts , and the issue of wages for housework emerged again through that , in a theoretical discussion . |
| 6 | The answer is simple ; there need be no judge and no moral dilemma if parents and doctors accept that they have no more right to end the life of a handicapped child than they do for any child which enters this world . |
| 7 | Hundreds of applications have already been received by the Department from organisations which feel that they qualify for this largesse . |
| 8 | Today we were close enough to the front of the plane to have a newspaper in English , and not have to settle for one printed in a strange dialect of Latvian ( or whatever it is that they use for those that are always left at the end ) . |
| 9 | Hay 's booksellers justifiably boast that they cater for all tastes . |
| 10 | Throughout the proceedings people were conscious that they spoke for all Zuwaya , addressing each other formally as ‘ You , Zuwayi there ’ and referred to themselves collectively as ‘ We Zuwaya ’ . |
| 11 | Experience has shown that they call for more work from officials , and that they meet with resistance from officials ( see Jenkins , 1978 ) . |
| 12 | Wind , rain , chemical erosion gradually wear into it and the stone that they used for some of the repair of the cathedral in the years gone by has n't worn as well as we would have hoped . |
| 13 | The reasons that they gave for this varied considerably . |
| 14 | The refectory stays open for staff , visitors and conference work and they cater for many special functions throughout the campus . |
| 15 | Peggy moved her head in a gesture that brought her mother 's and Henry 's full attention on her , and they waited for some seconds before Peggy , moving up the hall towards the drawing-room , explained , ‘ It 's … it 's his particular part of the day ; he … he likes to see to her himself . ’ |
| 16 | The authors propose two ways forward : they encourage a change in attitudes and they call for some specific legislative measures . |
| 17 | That means about 13,000 people in the UK , 90,000 in Europe , and they aim for all 383,000 world-wide . |
| 18 | Those who do not should be escorted to a suitable room where another member of staff should remain with them if possible , if they wish for this . |
| 19 | If they ask for some cheese , you wo n't get it on the meat counter will you ? |
| 20 | ‘ Better if they paid for some more staff . |
| 21 | So , those who do not support hunting will do nothing practical to protect foxes , if they vote for this motion today in that respect it is and I suggest the people who move it know that it is , nothing but sanctimonious twaddle . |
| 22 | By contrast it costs about $600,000 to keep someone in prison for life if they live for another 40 years . |
| 23 | Former Tory Cabinet Minister , leading constitutional expert and friend of the Royal family Lord St John of Fawsley said last night the announcement ‘ must mean a change in the role of the Monarchy because they have for this century , and indeed the whole of the last one , been held up as an example of model family rectitude . |
| 24 | As well as cutting costs , Swiss banks must also revise their pricing policy : while they over-charge for some services , others , such as payment transfers , are still surprisingly cheap . |
| 25 | Also , says Perera , the government tends to play down the importance of prevention and of synergism ( different chemicals in the environment working together ) , while they call for more epidemiology — or , as many environmentalists put it , ‘ counting the bodies ’ . |
| 26 | Once you are in the loft , it is better to use compression or push-fit fittings since they allow for some adjustment later and the fire risk of using a blowlamp is avoided . |
| 27 | In the main , staff have to complete a qualifying period of service ( often two or three years ) before they qualify for this . |
| 28 | As they waited for these to declare , the television lights in the club 's library lightly grilled nervous Liberal Democrats as the party 's organiser , Mr Des Wilson , discussed their prospects . |
| 29 | Jessica swung , clinging hard to Rory , as they made for another barn . |
| 30 | " Were it not for what they receive out of the tax … they would not knit or spin for so small wages , as they receive for that work , because they would starve by it . " |