Example sentences of "they [vb past] [adv] for [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | McLeish joined Catherine in the comfortable modern kitchen where they foraged companionably for coffee and milk , waiting until they heard Jennifer Morgan come down again . |
| 2 | Then they came together for discussion and forward planning . |
| 3 | They shopped around for bargains and cheaper food ; were more selective as to what food was bought ; and cooked cheaper but filling meals which often took longer to prepare . |
| 4 | They went back for chairs and then the laird , the factor , and the minister sat down weightily , like judges . |
| 5 | They queued patiently for lifts and ascended through a " Titanic cobweb " to find a choice of Parisian , Alsatian , Russian and Anglo-American restaurants on the first level and a bird's-eye view of the Seine sparkling beneath . |