Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were nearing the camp , so I aimed for the ruts in the track and put my foot down . |
| 2 | By midday we were making giant strides , so we headed for the hills and learnt how to herringbone up them and swoosh down them . |
| 3 | Holland declined to stand for Norfolk in 1679 , although he voted for the exclusionists , and stood unsuccessfully in 1685 as a trimmer . |
| 4 | Although only twenty-two houses were represented the syndicat recognised that it stood for the rights of some sixty Champagne houses , virtually the entire trade at the time . |
| 5 | Dick would n't rest until he had the exact pattern that he needed for the teeth . |
| 6 | As the Dutchwoman and I waited for the musicians to gather themselves up she commented on the sea symbols of fish and anchor in the nave . |
| 7 | Of course , there was always Agnes , and I lived for the nights when I joined the Ralembergs for their simple meal . |
| 8 | Girls , money , fast cars — it was the choice between that and working in a factory for the rest of your life , and I went for the girls — ‘ I 'll have the girls and all the money , please . ’ |
| 9 | My immediate reaction was to reduce power and I grabbed for the throttles . |
| 10 | So I fell for it and I volunteered for the Guards , but after a week , they decided I , I 'd got flat feet which was n't very good for slamming your foot down as the guards demanded in those days . |
| 11 | ‘ If you worked for the Times you 'd have known John . |
| 12 | Newspapers were quietly folded and they headed for the hills . |
| 13 | He had known it would not satisfy them , and he waited for the rumbles to grow before he said : ‘ Very well . |
| 14 | ‘ Michael ran a cab and he worked for the bookies on the side . |
| 15 | But nobody cared for the stones he told And he sat all alone of a night Until one day a traveller came in from the cold A sorry and miserable sight . |
| 16 | The expansion of Brighton provided a number of new churches but they depended for the clergy 's livelihood on rented pews and the poor were virtually excluded . |
| 17 | Zacchaeus was a tax-collector and was very unpopular with the Jews , not only because he worked for the Romans but also because he was very rich through cheating people , as he himself admitted ( Luke 19:8 ) . |
| 18 | I affected to become social with the others but out of the corner of my mind — while I played for the others the part of a poor miner 's son who was puzzled , but delighted by the attention these lovely people paid to him — I had her under close observation … |
| 19 | The words finished on a long , drawn breath while she waited for the words she had no wish to hear . |
| 20 | He kissed me in the back of the car while we waited for the others , but nothing moved in me . |
| 21 | ‘ Where did you stay last night ? ’ he asked while we waited for the cameras to be set up . |
| 22 | They went into the staff-room and grabbed a coffee while they waited for the results , then they studied them together on the lightbox . |
| 23 | he served with the Irish Guards before he volunteered for the Commandos , and you can be sure that he will have you playing that tune as often as possible , as long as you do n't play it around this H.Q , I do n't mind . ’ |
| 24 | The ward had been full , the nurses worked off their feet , but their care for me — and as far as I knew for the others — had been magnificent . |
| 25 | I forgot to give it to Madge when she asked for the keys . |
| 26 | The air between them suddenly seemed static , as she fought for the words to justify her decision . |
| 27 | Afraid she might doze off if she gave in to temptation and lay down on the bed , she sat down instead on the room 's only chair , and picked up a book , absorbing not a single word as she waited for the sounds that would mean he was turning in for the night . |
| 28 | As she made for the doors she was suddenly halted by the realization that she had no money with her . |
| 29 | ‘ Oh , and Miss Connor , ’ the receptionist called out as she made for the stairs , ‘ there was a delivery for you this afternoon . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Well , anyhow , ’ she went on , as she fumbled for the matches and lit the gas lights , ‘ we 'll have Christmas together in peace , and — and in case it 's the last we have for some time , we 'll make it as nice as possible . |