Example sentences of "[conj] we [vb past] for [num] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were not far below the hanging glacier bivouac , where we stopped for two hours before pushing on to make the most of the night . |
| 2 | A parallel-group study with 24 children given half the dose of evening primrose oil that we used for 4 weeks , demonstrated a significant difference between active and placebo groups , a finding that we can not explain . |
| 3 | I went down and the guy there started talking to me and we talked for five hours about life , about the reality of life , the reality of desires and goals and all that good stuff . |
| 4 | After dinner the etiquette was very stiff , and we stood for two hours . |
| 5 | She was a bit heavy-handed and we kangaroo-hopped for ten miles to a garage . |
| 6 | ‘ If we thought for one moment that the health of the public was at risk we 'd stop selling eggs . ’ |