Example sentences of "they [adj] [verb] [adv prt] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | sitting there doing paper work and the ki erm the kids use it as a a an office and what have you , there with their paper work , Sarah does her homework there and we have our meals in there so erm sort of it does n't really matter but er you know it saves them all coming out for a meal , and having to do it cos trouble is it 's too small to keep an eye on people to see if they want anything , everything 's alright and what have you |
| 2 | When someone has been found , if they are strangers , it is sensible to invite them first to drop in for a cup of tea , to make sure that they can establish a good rapport with your parent , and that the two will get along well together . |
| 3 | Some are coming from as far afield as Germany , so today , despite abysmal flying conditions , they all went up for a rehearsal . |
| 4 | Then they all went off for a visit to the zoo |
| 5 | Then they all settle down for a bit and design some mountains . |
| 6 | In the middle of digging they all sat down for a mug of tea . |
| 7 | The experience of being an old person , a senior citizen , is imposed from outside , as for example people find when they first queue up for a retirement bus pass : ‘ The general expectation [ is ] that old people should be incompetent ’ ( Victor , 1987 , p. 265 ) . |