Example sentences of "had just [verb] for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the immortal phrase that heralds so many climbs , we had just gone for a look . |
| 2 | Dr Neil , who had just called for the bill , pulled out his watch , and said cheerfully , ‘ Oh , we have already missed it , McAllister . |
| 3 | GARY Huntingdon , the Lib-Dem 's man in Sedgefield , had just arrived for a spot of canvassing in Chilton when he spotted four attractive women and two young children walking down the street . |
| 4 | He had just paid for the whisky when the door blew open , and a huge Irishman staggered into the establishment . |
| 5 | As I arrived , I met Anouska Hempel 's husband , the brilliant financier Sir Mark Weinberg , and later I had the pleasure of having their beautifully mannered nine-year-old son Jonathan , who had just returned for the summer holidays from Ludgrove , sitting next to me . |