Example sentences of "they [adj] [vb past] for a " in BNC.

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1 They all went for a walk down the woods .
2 They all longed for a cart made of stone .
3 They all thought for a minute .
4 He turned inquiringly to the others and they all mumbled for a while .
5 And er if it suited then if you a young chap when they first started for a year or so you 'd be working with the cattle and himself , the boss , would be working the horse with a horseman .
6 They both laughed for a while and then fell silent .
7 Joey turned the van over to Seth , and they both drove for a while , until Seth motioned for Joey to pull over .
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