Example sentences of "we [vb past] for [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We met for the first time just two days before departure and accepted a murderous schedule of four games in 10 days , before opening against the New Zealand provincial champions just two days after a 25 hour journey to Dunedin . |
| 2 | Tamed native birds flocked on the poolside boardwalk of their rented hideaway , ‘ Hawksnest ’ , as we met for the first time , and Robin encircled his shyness with a stream-of-consciousness banter , made easier by the antics of a visiting cocker spaniel , which bit the head off a parrot . |
| 3 | On Wednesday 13 February , we met for the second time with pensions as the agenda item . |
| 4 | The colonel gave me a friendly pat on the shoulder , and we made for the outside world again . |
| 5 | We made for the top front of the vehicle , as this provided the best all-round view . |
| 6 | I think what I 'm trying to say is , in the minutes that we produced for the last meeting , it says that a copy of it will be available for the next meeting |
| 7 | The station was offered to us for the sum of £20,000 , but when we asked for a private valuation in the hope of securing a loan to purchase the site , the valuer valued the site at only £10,000 . |
| 8 | We asked for an extra day , and that was fine . |
| 9 | We qualified for the European championship without him , so we do n't have to take risks . ’ |
| 10 | This is a combination of the list we used for the first plan and the list used for the draft of the second plan . |
| 11 | We headed for the 4th Squadron where we had been officially invited by some of the English members . |
| 12 | But you need real people for a proper gloat so we headed for the cardboard suburb in the Strand . |
| 13 | After battling winds and rain across the lake we stopped for a nutritious lunch and continued to battle our way to our second night 's camp . |
| 14 | We stopped for a few hours in Aberdeen , long enough to allow Father to take us to see the house we had lived in until 1939 : Stranathro , at Muchalls , perched high on the cliffs by the road to Stonehaven . |
| 15 | ‘ We tried for the best part of 18 months to get Dowty to agree to a friendly deal , but both the old chairman , Lord Harrowby , and the new chairman , Roy Roberts , refused . |
| 16 | We played for the British ambassador and some Irish teachers and workers who were out there . |
| 17 | After dinner , we had the choice of watching a cabaret show performed by the Sol entertainments team , but more often than not , we opted for a relaxing drink in the Tenerife bar . |
| 18 | spotting a narrow isthmus on the map near Northton we opted for a large portage ; half a kilometre would be a long way but , following our Griminish Point experience , the safer option seemed favourable . |
| 19 | We decided we were n't going to get on without flirting with a lot of trouble , so we opted for the trusty 1-iron again . |
| 20 | A major emphasis was placed on Intercession and listening to God This was invaluable as we prepared for the first section of outreach in Budapest , Hungary . |
| 21 | It seemed to fly OK , so we prepared for the 482 kilometres water crossing to Australia . |
| 22 | ‘ We drove for a long time . |
| 23 | ‘ We opened for the first time and we 're doing extremely well , ’ said assistant manager Greg Hughes . |
| 24 | Remembering the close encounter near Maralal , we arranged for an armed park ranger to accompany us , so that we would also be protected in case of emergency . |
| 25 | Talking of Lester Piggott he of course was the winner of the first ever Channel Four personality of the year trophy which we awarded for the first time last year . |
| 26 | ‘ The night we kissed for the first time . |
| 27 | As you may know , our family lived in NZ from 1969 to 1978 and last year we returned for a 6-month tour , but I 've never been over the Haast Pass so that is a personal goal for me ! |
| 28 | ‘ I 've got the tickets we ordered for the Welsh match at Twickenham next month . |
| 29 | We worked for a wider Europe , international peace , development and disarmament . |
| 30 | But our rate was fixed , the girls 's rate We worked for a fixed rate . |