Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] for a [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next day he and I went for a shorter walk and returned about 6 . |
| 2 | She tried for a brighter smile . |
| 3 | And they Sought for a Better Sign from Arnold Bros ( est. 1905 ) , and there was a Sign ; ii . |
| 4 | They called for a broader curriculum in a survey that revealed that 14 per cent believe bank loans are interest-free . |
| 5 | Rather than continuing to attempt to police the whole world , they looked for a tighter unity of the formal Empire . |
| 6 | Perhaps it made for a safer relationship if , instead of arguing to a standstill , the party who felt herself misunderstood took her grievance elsewhere and satiated it in transgression . |
| 7 | Ill health dogged his period at St Mary 's , and he returned for a further period of treatment while he was the curate , and in September 1962 he came to Coniston as the Parish priest and significantly , no further setbacks were experienced to his health while he was living in proximity to Coniston Old Man and during the period he was Parish Priest . |
| 8 | It called for a further postponement of the legislative elections which had already been deferred to begin on June 21 . |
| 9 | And he pleaded for a firmer approach from tonight 's referee , Denmark 's Kim Milton Nielsen . |
| 10 | When Ken thereupon resigned , however , William appealed to him to remain , which he did for a further year . |