Example sentences of "[conj] they [vb past] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shortly afterwards they were outward bound for the Great Barrier Reef where they cruised for a year in search of a dream . |
| 2 | The Chiefs of Staff took the unusual step of going down to the Royal Naval College , Greenwich , in the late spring of 1952 , where they worked for a fortnight on Churchill 's requirement with their principal scientific and technological advisers , free from the day-to-day hubbub of Whitehall . |
| 3 | She thanked them for their efforts but although they waited for a tip it was not forthcoming , so they went off grumbling . |
| 4 | Many of these Whig Jacobite tracts can be said to reflect commonwealth principles , in the sense that they argued for a monarchy which would be severely limited . |
| 5 | The fact that they arranged for a petition from the inhabitants of Southwark , complaining about those who had welcomed the Palatines , to be presented to the Commons on the same day that they brought in the bill of repeal , suggests that contemporary politicians ( unlike some modern-day historians ) did believe that popular pressure could have a powerful impact on events at Westminster . |
| 6 | I realise that they looked for a family atmosphere , but is imposing this solution in such an arbitrary way really in the best interests of the game ? |
| 7 | Berg implies that they settled for a stable relationship , Frances acting the perfect Hollywood wife and ultimately finding consolation in religion , while Sam 's unspent emotions were burned off in work . |
| 8 | I mean t to for the cooking that they did for a pub it was and we had duckling and salmon , poached |
| 9 | The 1965 changes were the first significant constitutional development since 1957 , in that they provided for a review of the purposes and activities of the Community , incorporating also a schedule for a single European Community by 1970 . |
| 10 | As a proportion of national consumer expenditure , advertising more than doubled between 1945 and 1990 , so they competed for a growing purse . |
| 11 | She was by that time too valuable a property to be junked , so they settled for a short suspension and a revised entry in the book . |
| 12 | It was too cold and wet for champagne , so they settled for a cup of tea . |
| 13 | ’ So they romanced for a time , whispering on the edge of sleep , until a noise of footsteps , first a few and then large numbers , came from the road outside . |
| 14 | It did n't dawn on me how seriously injured I was until I got into hospital and they sent for a cameraman to photograph me because they had never seen anyone survive injuries like mine and they wanted a record . |
| 15 | He returned the embrace and they relaxed for a while in the comfort and safety of each other . |
| 16 | After supper my father went to see the doctor and they went for a walk together to kill time up until the appointed hour . |
| 17 | And they Sought for a Better Sign from Arnold Bros ( est. 1905 ) , and there was a Sign ; ii . |
| 18 | This steered them away , as I had meant it to , and they talked for a while longer , then fell silent , enjoying the warmth and the view . |
| 19 | She and Marcus looked at me , she shrugged and they talked for a while . |
| 20 | so , erm , they rang and they rang , and they rang for a good twenty to twenty five minutes and we just erm , we , we all huddled together in the living room , and erm , anyway about half an hour went past , and then they finally went , we saw them , we live in a flat , and we saw them from the window , we saw them going back to the station you see . |
| 21 | He took off his glasses and put his arms around her waist , and they stood for a while facing one another . |
| 22 | After reading a letter about youths and unemployment , the gist of which was their unwillingness to work , I was incensed by the statement , ‘ Even if they applied for a job in the catering industry , it would be something ’ . |
| 23 | If they went for a drink everybody was calling them scabs and if they went anywhere then , some some had their cars sprayed with paint and oh they had everything done , they were all against them . |
| 24 | They spent their six-hour train journey drinking — and went into a pub for more while they waited for a connection . |
| 25 | In Sydney , while they waited for a steamer to take them up the coast to Newcastle , the Goulds stayed with Dr George Bennett , secretary to the Australian Museum . |
| 26 | After the congratulatory hugs and tears and kisses , they opened a bottle of champagne before they went for a drive round London nursing their secret . |
| 27 | He alleged that inquiry officers had lied about seeing a flickering light in a bedroom window of his home when they applied for a search warrant . |
| 28 | You know when they said , when they went for a very radical policy |
| 29 | Anglers discovered dead fish frozen into the Grand Union Canal when they arrived for a major match . |
| 30 | Sir Hector explained that the French representatives had found themselves out on a limb when they called for an increase in import charges . |