Example sentences of "they [vb past] they be [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | They revealed they 're looking for two suspects . |
| 2 | They revealed they 're looking for two suspects . |
| 3 | Mr Caterall said that when the men were arrested they claimed they were hunting for foxes . |
| 4 | But they knew they were working for him , and each of them was hoping that if the jewel were found it would be he who would have found it . |
| 5 | They can no longer plead they thought they were digging for foxes , which are not protected , for that is how they escaped conviction in the past . |
| 6 | They said they were looking for me and I had to go with them back to the convent . ’ |
| 7 | In answer to our enquiries they said they were waiting for goods coming from Egypt to receive customs clearance . |