Example sentences of "we had [vb pp] for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Walker , who had vowed he would have to be evicted with the family , said : ‘ We had hoped for a stay of execution to allow the family to depart with dignity , but the Scottish Office handled the request in the same way as they have handled the whole affair — with massive insensitivity . |
| 2 | I think it still is the way forward and I do n't think it was so much that things went wrong as that they did n't go as well as we had hoped for the women elections to the shadow cabinet . |
| 3 | At the outset of the plans , we had prayed for a sign of divine approval . |
| 4 | We had stopped for the night . ’ |
| 5 | If we had played for the whole 90 minutes as we did for the first hour we would have beaten Rangers . ’ |
| 6 | Their quotation was £12 for two pages , we had asked for a quote based on four , and although the letter promised a price and font list it was not enclosed . |
| 7 | We sang Christmas carols in the parlour , recited poems , acted out skits and handed out the Christmas presents we had brought for the people . |