Example sentences of "they [verb] for some [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All the major firms in the industry are members of the SWA , who consider they account for some 98% of the industry 's employment . |
| 2 | When Len arrived , they seemed for some reason to talk about nothing but health . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | If they ask for some cheese , you wo n't get it on the meat counter will you ? |
| 5 | Frequently they stay for some days . |
| 6 | The Bradwell School Board in the beginning comprised Rev A.C. Woodhouse , Messrs Ward , Wyllie , C.W. Powell ( Solicitor ) , and it appears they struggled for some years . |
| 7 | doing , or did doing , they did for some purpose did n't they ? |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | When they left the restaurant they stood for some moments surveying the view of Prague , its many spires , red-roofed buildings , with a green dome here , the Vltava river with some of its bridges there , the Charles Bridge in particular Then , ‘ Shall we walk the rest of the way down ? ’ |
| 12 | They sat for some time talking and drinking tea before the music began . |