Example sentences of "and we [vb past] for [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Our breaking-in weeks were nearly over and we waited for news of posting to Initial Training Wing .
2 Because we , we had this when , when we carried out a political fund ballot erm and we asked for time off for stewards to go and talk to members and we asked for time off for a seminar , for a one day seminar .
3 Because we , we had this when , when we carried out a political fund ballot erm and we asked for time off for stewards to go and talk to members and we asked for time off for a seminar , for a one day seminar .
4 She flared up in a fury and we parted for life again …
5 Room service at Peel Square offered a variety of suppers , and we settled for lamb chops followed by a nice piece of Stilton When the waiter took away the supper I ordered a quarter bottle of cognac .
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