Example sentences of "they [verb] [adv] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before the members of the cast separated to check out of their lodgings on that last night of the provincial tour before moving in for a run at a West End theatre they got together for a few drinks on stage . |
| 2 | They lived together for a long time ; she bore him children — who took after their mother and turned out to be demons too . |
| 3 | Terrified , they seek fruitlessly for a means of escape from their hunters . |
| 4 | And they stop there for a bit , when they 've gone past the start . |
| 5 | As I watched , the flame , a centimetre behind the wasp 's wax gummed head , freed the antennae from the grease and they came upright for a while before they frazzled . |
| 6 | Theoretically , the Council should have been a cross-section of the people socially ( as we have seen it was geographically ) : its members were appointed by lot , they served only for a year at a time , so that the Councillors should not have felt themselves to be a cohesive hereditary body like the old Areopagus or the ( semi-hereditary ) Roman Senate , and they could not serve more than twice in their lives . |
| 7 | The last time Iraq threatened Kuwait , in 1966 , the Brits flew 6000 troops into the principality where they sweated quietly for a few summer weeks until , the point having been taken , no more was heard about Iraq 's 19th province . |
| 8 | Yeah , they getting away for a weekend . |
| 9 | Do they go on to buy other stock , or do they sell quickly for a swift profit ? |
| 10 | Over spaghetti they chatted casually for a while , then Rob said , ‘ You 're looking thinner . |
| 11 | THERE was a bright moment when the Queen Mum , keen to cheer up her troubled family , suggested they go indoors for a birthday tonic . |
| 12 | There was more bad news on the health front as they were the least likely to say they try hard for a healthy diet ( 37pc compared with 24pc ) . |
| 13 | He struck out at them and soared upwards and they fell away for a time . |
| 14 | It is at the larva stage of their development when boring and feeding of the grubs takes place that the damage is caused because the adult beetles do not eat and they live only for a short time . |
| 15 | She went up to the bedroom to see Anna and they spoke together for a long time . ’ |
| 16 | They waited impatiently for a reply , but none seemed to be forthcoming . |
| 17 | Yet as they step forward for a greeting , receiving the palms of your hands on their springy hair , they show no sign of fear or anxiety . |
| 18 | They stayed away for a few years , moving between the markets of the Sahel , exploiting differences in prices in different markets , until they had enough camels to go to Cairo . |
| 19 | They stayed there for a quarter of an hour , the only movement being the driver slowly inching his little finger up so that he could lock the door . |
| 20 | They stood then for a moment in mutual silence and surprise , rather as Sophia and Rupert had stood on Ianthe 's doorstep , or like two strange cats meeting each other for the first time . |
| 21 | They stood there for a few more seconds , staring at each other . |
| 22 | They stood there for a moment without speaking . |
| 23 | They stood together for a moment in the doorway , linking arms proudly . |
| 24 | They stood together for a few moments , her head sunk in his mighty chest , his head finally bowed as he looked down on her . |
| 25 | And they sat in the car with the windows down in the freezing dawn and they watched the distant city lights going out under the dawn at five in the morning , they sat there for a full half hour , looking , and thinking how beautiful the city looked at this time and at this distance … |
| 26 | They sat there for a while feeling drained and empty . |
| 27 | They sat there for a long time , drinking their milk , gazing out at the grey drizzle while the Bārakotes told them stories about their home in the south , about the brightly coloured saris that the women wear , about the bazaars , and all the shops and stalls with beads and bangles , oranges , lemons , spices , chilli . |
| 28 | They sat quietly for a while . |
| 29 | They sat quietly for a while , then Ian said , ‘ Joanna was terribly worried about her work , but I think I 've managed to reassure her . |
| 30 | They sat together for a few moments more , then he groaned . |