Example sentences of "we [vb past] [adv] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Glumly we headed Islingtonwards for the ritual finger-wagging and fine . |
| 2 | We headed off for the north-east facing slopes of La Masse , hoping to find the best snow . |
| 3 | We lined up for the final with the usual American din coming from the stands . |
| 4 | At Myitkyina we camped out for the night in a mission schoolroom and early next morning managed to get a lift out to the airstrip two miles away . |
| 5 | We walked out for the victory ceremony and stood behind the plinth . |
| 6 | Following the recent and much-lamented demolition of the Firestone Factory by Trafalgar House , we pressed successfully for the listing of the School of Music . |
| 7 | She wanted a child , so we signed up for the eugenics lottery . |
| 8 | One particular incident which sticks in my mind which brought home to me how ill he was occurred when my mother sent me one morning to ask my father what he wanted for breakfast , to which he replied in a very vague and confused manner " hen mush " ( the term we gave to the vegetable matter we cooked up for the chickens ) . |
| 9 | We were cooking for ourselves so we settled in for the evening and made ourselves comfortable . |
| 10 | An ironical cheer went up at this and we settled down for the night . |
| 11 | Through the Sound of Grunay , ever threading through a procession of rock islets and on to the northernmost island of Unst , where we tied up for the night at the little pier in Baltasound . |
| 12 | And so it came to pass that when we broke up for the summer holidays in 1941 , I set off on my bike to the farmer 's new settlement . |
| 13 | As we trooped in for the service , the sun caught it and , for a moment , I had a virion of what it must have really looked like , all those years ago , when they nailed poor old JC up before the people , one bright day in palestine . |
| 14 | Two cyclists seemed fair game to these pissed idiots so we took off for the hills , only a small range but , we were to discover , quite beautiful . |
| 15 | And we went there for the Christmas one did n't we ? |
| 16 | I , I , mean we had erm , we went out for the day and they give us it was sandwiches |
| 17 | At 7.30 am we paraded outside for the Sergeant-Major , shivering at attention . |
| 18 | We waited expectantly for the arrival of the spotters who usually provided the information on the train engine . |
| 19 | ‘ Pushing and shoving among that lot , no fear , ’ I said as we struck out for the woods . |
| 20 | The service started with our opening carol , ‘ Away in a Manger ’ and continued with all the normal Christmas readings ; after the gospel we sat down for the nativity play , which was performed by a section from the armoured car squadron . |