Example sentences of "[vb past] they be [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They originally thought they were looking for a medieval leper hospital , but then they uncovered a skeleton almost two thousand years old . |
| 2 | The hostess of the coffee place thought they were waiting for a table and corrected them for not standing in the queue . |
| 3 | They bought out , this company have bought out a new tile and he said they 're looking for a sort of nice house to have as a sort of a show house and then he thinks he 'll get them for nothing . |
| 4 | Well if Vicky 's in hospital she said they 're going for the day there . |
| 5 | Judges said they were looking for a pleasing colour , a sharp flavour and a good fruity smell . |