Example sentences of "[vb past] they [adv prt] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Connie buzzed them in for a joyous greeting from Hurley , Colonel John Sasser , the Defense attaché , and one of Buck Revell 's FBI team , but there was n't much time for celebration because Hamadan was wanted elsewhere for debriefing . |
| 2 | His second-in-command re-divided the men and sent them back for a second search of the places they had searched before . |
| 3 | Fortunately , the high camp of ‘ Goldfinger ’ , ‘ The World We Knew ’ and Brazil ’ set them up for a storming end . |
| 4 | Fortunately , the high camp of ‘ Goldfinger ’ , ‘ The World We Knew ’ and Brazil ’ set them up for a storming end . |
| 5 | I had thrown away my chances in life , pawned them off for a few cheap thrills . |