Example sentences of "they [vb past] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NINE former staff at the old Williams & Glyn 's Bradford Branch were soon talking about ‘ the good old days ’ when they met for a reunion in one of the city 's wine bars . |
| 2 | Soon after his call , they met for a meal at Shoney 's Big Boy restaurant where Franks/Schafer introduced him to Burchette , who was then working from home as a one-man security service , and to Jack Terrell , a former operative of Oliver North 's in Central America . |
| 3 | The twins ' outfits for the panto , two of which they modelled for a preview , have cost £13,500 . |
| 4 | They asked for a delegation to meet the Social Work Committee ; they asked the Director of Social Work to meet with the Action Committee Chairman and Vice-Chairman to discuss the report issued by the organisation PAIN . |
| 5 | When the Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales , and the Gwent and Brecknock Wildlife Trusts met council officers and their advisers they asked for an assurance the council would proceed with the bill ( 2 ) . |
| 6 | ‘ They asked for an appointment , so I arranged it for this afternoon . |
| 7 | I told you they sold for a lot of money . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 ’ . |
| 10 | Shortly afterwards they were outward bound for the Great Barrier Reef where they cruised for a year in search of a dream . |
| 11 | European directives on acquired rights and the transfer of undertakings regulations have given public service shop stewards their first glimmer of light over C C T which they fought for a decade with little more than their own bluff and courage . |
| 12 | They fought for an hour and it seemed that neither would have the mastery . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | They argued for a while . |
| 15 | Instead they argued for a simplicity of home life . |
| 16 | They argued for a moment and Dr Dunstaple fell back dissatisfied . |
| 17 | Shortly after two , when all the roofs were off , they stopped for a bite and a drink . |
| 18 | When they stopped for a beer rest before running through Act Two again — a fly-man was dispatched to the Oyster Bar with a hot-water jug stamped ‘ Property of Sefton General Hospital ’ — Meredith climbed into the orchestra pit to play the piano . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Their necks stretched as they tried for a beak hold . |
| 21 | The underwear was so silly , they posed for a photograph . |
| 22 | From an avowed anti-socialist such an argument was by no means entirely free of complexities ; indeed he seemed aware of them , even to draw pleasure from the difficulty they posed for an opponent who would have to sort out the tangle . |
| 23 | They conferred for a while , then George returned to the train , and the train went quietly on its way . |
| 24 | ‘ They came for a weekend just before we left Starlings . ’ |
| 25 | They came for a draw and got it . |
| 26 | In another uneasy silence , they ate for a while , and when the wine-waiter brought a bottle of white Californian wine she felt too preoccupied to refuse when Guy poured some into her glass . |
| 27 | No one in Brussels knew that the French had invaded ; instead they prepared for a duchess 's ball while a fat Prussian major paid for his roast chicken , finished his wine , then ambled slowly northwards . |
| 28 | They yearned for a society where the surplus product of labour would be at the disposal not of idle capitalists or degenerate gentry but of expert administrators . |
| 29 | If individual purchasers want to reveal what they paid for a company , it is a matter for them . |
| 30 | Publishing the prices once the sales are completed also raises problems of commercial confidentiality because the companies involved may be concerned that the price they paid for a business should not be revealed to their competitors . |