Example sentences of "they [vb past] [adv] for the " in BNC.
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| 31 | For the married couples the heartache would be centred round their children going off to boarding school , especially when they left home for the first time . |
| 32 | The sky clouded , grew overcast and heavy , and they waited patiently for the rain to start in on them again , knowing they would be in the warmth of Ivrigar by nightfall . |
| 33 | They took him from his horse , and laid him tenderly on the ground ; Ranulf stood watch while they waited quietly for the man to die . |
| 34 | In the enormous dining room , even the chandeliers seemed to tremble as they waited breathlessly for the arrival of the Prince of Wales . |
| 35 | For the whole of the following week they waited daily for the soft , insistent question or the outraged cry that would begin to crack their flimsy structure . |
| 36 | The kind of practical tasks they carried out for the sufferer were of course very variable . |
| 37 | Suddenly , as they arrowed in for the kill , the man-thing did something they had never experienced before in any hunted victim . |
| 38 | His unexpected action momentarily surprised them , but their canine brains instantly readjusted speed and timing of strike , as they arrowed in for the kill . |
| 39 | ‘ They stayed on for the game . ’ |
| 40 | In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety . |
| 41 | Local party officials tell us that in last November 's by-election they pushed hard for the campaign slogan ‘ Ashok to the Tories . ’ |