Example sentences of "they [vb past] [adv] for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once more , however , they provided only for small numbers and their success even in establishing this few in permanent work or independence appears to have been small . |
| 2 | Small farms were assigned to sons of noblemen and promising warriors , on condition they reported annually for military service . |
| 3 | They opted instead for continued UN sanctions and negotiations . |
| 4 | Instead Garvey looked a jaded team and although they pressed hard for long periods , they could well have suffered a heavy defeat after a host of elementary mistakes gave Bann opportunities which should have been punished . |
| 5 | Alan came back most weekends , and they went out for long drives in his father 's car . |
| 6 | Instead they went in for archaic exclamations such as ‘ Botheration ! ’ or made up their own : ‘ Slitherkins ! ’ |
| 7 | To the extent that the evolutionists from these different camps co-operated , they did so for social reasons rather than because there were real interactions between their areas of research . |