Example sentences of "they [verb] [vb pp] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Things had been near perfect at that stage , and they 'd gone for a drink later , with Amanda chatting up the barman who had seemed a nice shy boy , if a bit quiet for the job . |
| 2 | There they were , they , they 'd gone for a walk round London , and er come back . |
| 3 | When that did n't work out he went to Mal at Monad where they 'd gone for the villanelle . |
| 4 | And I also said that Dr Kemp had n't turned up at the railway station when they 'd arranged for a taxi to pick him up and take him — ’ |
| 5 | They 'd gathered for the launch of the Celebrities Cookbook by Richard Wilson , who 's better known as the crusty and cantankerous Victor Meldrew . |
| 6 | And he could n't do it , because , the pair of them , I mean , that was , that business was supporting his mother as well and between them , after they 'd paid for the petrol , they were taking in less than a hundred pounds a week and that was for the two of them . |
| 7 | A distinctly mature audience had come to hear a band whose fortunes they 've followed for a quarter of a century . |
| 8 | They 've asked for a stand-ball . |
| 9 | They 've asked for a number , have n't they , spec specifically here , which I think that 's detailed enough . |
| 10 | But on the other hand I 'm pleased the reasons they 've given for the delay are the points we 've been raising with them over the last two years . |
| 11 | It shows that they 've applied for the job . |
| 12 | so she just told me that so I 'll have all the news of Colin tomorrow they 've gone for a week |
| 13 | As one delegate to the discussion put it ‘ The women still do n't understand what the real world is like when it comes to their commercial value but at least they 've realised for the time being that they have bitten off more than they can chew . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ They 've rung for an ambulance . ’ |
| 15 | Three women in nylon overalls sat at a table eating the food they had prepared for the canteen lunch . |
| 16 | The two told how Pringle had called for Jason at his home in Geneva Road , Darlington , on Sunday afternoon and they had gone for a ride around in a van . |
| 17 | And indeed , surfacing again at South Kensington , some atavistic instinct for the lie of the land took them directly to the street in which Louise had had an office , fifteen years or so ago , and where two or three times a year they had met for a meal . |
| 18 | They accused him of altering the figures on receipts for money they had given for the release of prisoners , handing over a smaller sum to creditors and pocketing the difference ; charging prisoners for candles ; taking £5 out of the Poor Box to free a prisoner ; lending them money on their plate and watches which belonged to their creditors . |
| 19 | It was announced on June 26 that three of the four were to be charged with the murder on May 27 of two Australians from London , Nick Spanos and Stephen Melrose , who had been shot dead in Roermond in the Netherlands , where they had stopped for a meal , by two gunmen who drove off towards Belgium with a third man . |
| 20 | As in days of yore , the competing knights were not identified by their names but by their insignia or the insignia they had adopted for the event . |
| 21 | Over the public address system the announcer was telling the crowd that as Manuel Caballeros and Andy Kyle had both scored a total of 273 , they had tied for the lead . |
| 22 | They had lived for a while in holes cut in the turf banks . |
| 23 | After they had driven for a while , Edward said : ‘ Are n't we involved at all now ? |
| 24 | SAN SALVADOR ( Reuter ) — One of two occupations of embassies in San Salvador ended when human rights activists freed 13 hostages they had held for a day at the Costa Rican Embassy and left . |
| 25 | In 1347 he promised that the grievances of the Commons should be remedied by Chancery writs against Forest officers , but next year ‘ the commons of the county of Surrey and of other counties ’ complained that although they had sued for a writ in the Chancery , they had not been able to obtain the promised remedy . |
| 26 | They did n't often have a chance to leave the pub together , but this afternoon she was determined to have a family outing , so as soon as the dinner-things were washed up , they had come for a walk to the Island Gardens . |
| 27 | They had talked for a while then he had given Green a lift back to his hotel . |
| 28 | He thought , They had forgotten for a moment that I 'm a policeman . |
| 29 | Some were eating , and Ruth guessed that they had broken into the food supplies they had brought for the voyage . |
| 30 | The big bag they had brought for the goose caught between her legs and almost threw her down but she recovered her balance , her feet slipping and sliding . |