Example sentences of "they [verb] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , if they failed to arrange for a minor repair in the science labs and a pupil was hurt as a result , they might be guilty of a safety offence . |
| 2 | The callous crook got five years after milking two families of everything they owned to pay for his luxury life in a country mansion . |
| 3 | They lay gasping for breath behind some wooden benches . |
| 4 | The story of how the defenders withstood the might of Cromwell 's army , of how the Honours were smuggled out from the castle under the very noses of the English and hidden beneath the floor of nearby Kineff Kirk , and of how they lay buried for eight long years until returned once more to Edinburgh Castle , is one of the most well known , oft-repeated tales of Scottish history . |
| 5 | I could only speculate whether the industrial activity required to produce the clock radio and the telephone they wanted to give me , and all the ongoing activity to service those industries and their customers , would not cause more pollution , lead to more acid rain , and so destroy more trees than the one they planned to plant for me . |
| 6 | Kenjayev resigned both as Chair of the Supreme Soviet and as Presidium member on April 22 on the release by the opposition of 16 deputies and two deputy ministers whom it had taken hostage on April 21 ( having issued an ultimatum ) ; they were released when they agreed to press for Kenjayev 's resignation . |
| 7 | They agreed to meet for three or four sessions , after which a session would be held with her parents in order to assess progress and to help Pamela further improve her communication with them . |
| 8 | Originally the Pinkertons were detectives but they became known for spying on union organizers and breaking strikes by violent means . |
| 9 | The garden is so large because it had been a ‘ deese ’ , meaning , in Sussex parlance , a drying ground for herring ; dried they became bloaters for which Rye is famed . |
| 10 | In addition , models differ as to the nature of the specialization which they postulate to occur for the two hemispheres . |
| 11 | The corollary is that if they eventually return to the UK , their foreign domicile will be retained until it can be ascertained that they intend to remain for an indefinite period . |
| 12 | Caremore Council believe that Paul has been sexually abusing Jane and they intend to apply for a care order . |
| 13 | Ministers will clash over how far they intend to pay for capital spending projects by freezing the pay of public sector workers like teachers , nurses and doctors , or limiting rises to two per cent . |
| 14 | 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 ? |
| 15 | Consequently they tend to opt for conservative technologies . |
| 16 | They tend to dress for comfort and convenience rather than to impress . |
| 17 | Therefore , they tend to look for a certain ‘ type ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ They tend to head for the middle-of-the-road establishments — still quite cheap but a cut above the red-flock wallpaper places . ’ |
| 19 | However , one of the problems with fan clubs is that they tend to operate for very young people . |
| 20 | First she was on her own with Rose and some of the women , then they sent for the midwife , who did n't turn up , and only after that did they think to come for me . |
| 21 | They stopped speaking for a while , then Gerry offered to take the helm . |
| 22 | Next week parents are due to receive ballot papers to vote on whether they want to push for grant maintained status after years of waiting for the council to convert promises into action . |
| 23 | So if we 've er if we 've explored the needs satisfactorily there may be more than one need there may be a need for life insurance , pension planning , some form of PHI , maybe they want to save for their future or |
| 24 | They want to vote for the party which makes them better off . |
| 25 | If they want to opt for both they 're going to have a very , very hard time , that 's indisputable . |
| 26 | Get you some victims to be included because presumably they want to appeal for more members |
| 27 | The erm he said soon they want to do for the room in the porch there . |
| 28 | Women are free to choose where they want to go for advice and treatment . |
| 29 | If they want to go for a longer period , a key worker would go out with them . ’ |
| 30 | Women are free to choose where they want to go for advice and treatment . |