Example sentences of "[subord] they [be] for [det] " in BNC.

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1 They stayed where they were for another minute or so , although Jack had to practically hold Ho down while they waited .
2 A closer look at the DoNH budget reveals extraordinary disparities ; including the fact that they will , by 1995–96 , be giving more than 10 times as much to each of several central London museums than they are for all the national activities and programmes of the English Tourist Board .
3 ‘ Besides the property on Queen 's Drive , there are other busy roads in the city where dwellings are closer to traffic than they are for most of Queen 's Drive , ’ he said .
4 His principle is to maintain the gardens and grounds as they are for all the residents , so that from outside it is not apparent that the building has been divided up .
5 Does the work move to them , or are cars made so expensive that people are obliged to live close to their work , as they were for much of this century ?
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