Example sentences of "we [vb past] [adv] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On our arrival at the Wildfowl Trust Refuge , we headed straight for the STOP-SPOT board in the foyer . |
| 2 | So we came about for the last time , since we were now south of the entrance , and motorsailed north , a little further off , to give the rock a good clearance . |
| 3 | If he had his way , and we signed up for the social chapter , those extra costs would have to be met out of those pay packets and there 'd be even less for people to take in wages so the honourable gentleman should n't be complaining about low pay when he wants to add to the costs of employment along with the rest of his party . |
| 4 | Pipes and cigarettes glowed in the darkness as we settled down for the six-hour passage . |
| 5 | On every leg they gave us a cheese roll and several cups of coffee , and by the time we took off for the third time we were wearing a rut in the carpet down the aisle to the tail-end gents . |
| 6 | Then we went back for the long-service merit awards . |
| 7 | We did so for the next three years . |