Example sentences of "[conj] we [vb past] for [adj] [noun pl] " 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 | We 're also taking another four hundred thousand out of budgets that we had for planned improvements in staffing as well . |
| 3 | But that has been in the past and that was a thing that we had for several years had A level plays actually on the stage am I correct ? |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | " And we worked for many years before we collected a single cup of rubber , do you hear ? |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | After dinner the etiquette was very stiff , and we stood for two hours . |
| 8 | She was a bit heavy-handed and we kangaroo-hopped for ten miles to a garage . |
| 9 | On this occasion we thought it so important that we invited the bishop to lay hands on the team as they were sent out and began to meet on Sunday mornings , initially in a large sitting room as we searched for suitable premises . |