Example sentences of "[noun] they [vb past] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they discovered a pair of woman 's shoes they decided to hunt for more clues , even joking that ‘ we might find a body . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Apparently it 's coming to an end , ’ said Julia , ‘ and the commissioners have found that a great many of the Italians they tried to reward for what they did have refused to take any money at all . |
| 3 | The Zuwaya had not settled every part of their historical record , nor was there a corpus of historical knowledge they had to study for its guidance and understanding . |
| 4 | WIMBLEDON 'S Crazy Gang are returning to Plough Lane , the happy hunting ground they had to leave for safety reasons two years ago . |
| 5 | She taught both Mr and Mrs Reynolds the skills they needed to care for the stoma : |
| 6 | People unhappy with the Major government may have told interviewers they intended to vote for one of the opposition parties even though they had not made up their minds or were even leaning towards the Tories . |
| 7 | Turning to those who were referred by the GP to another agency , a major problem experienced by this group was the length of time they had to wait for an appointment ( see also Watson 1985 ) . |