Example sentences of "when they [verb] [adv prt] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I shall go down to the coffee morning at playschool when they break up for Easter next week |
| 2 | and then when they break up for Easter and it 's only sort of like whatever it is from now until September |
| 3 | Two of Queen Victoria 's night dresses failed to attract any interest when they came up for auction . |
| 4 | Aloof , distant , stylishly diving for fish , roughly ambushing seals when they come up for air . |
| 5 | so er , cos me heart was in me mouth when they come up for Christmas , and that 's the last time they were up I thought me tree 's gon na go over , you know , I thought if he pulls at me tree or anything , but , he was , he was as good as gold for not , he was n't trying to get me ornaments or anything , he was er , you know , just happy to play with his own toys , so he was n't naughty . |
| 6 | ‘ Loads of women still expect a man to pay when they go out for dinner . |
| 7 | When they set off for church he set off for London , driving fast . |
| 8 | They had been visiting friends , they had enjoyed their evening and the time had gone quickly so it was rather late when they set off for home . |