Example sentences of "[conj] we [modal v] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | We get quite used to our domestic dog actually bringing us sticks and balls so that we may throw them for our four-legged companion to retrieve . |
| 2 | The point is not that companies are ideal mechanisms for making decisions which have important social effects ( in the sense that we would choose them for this purpose other considerations being equal ) . |
| 3 | We thought it was so good that we 'd do it for the old people 's home . |
| 4 | Other jobs they 'd pulled off over the years that we can nail them for . ’ |
| 5 | so the maximum that we can cover you for is seventy percent of your annual salary . |
| 6 | This means that we can use them for the riding school , muck the out etc … and the owner pays for its feed . |
| 7 | That 's the Coke that nan bought you , but we bought you some more did n't we , so we 'll save them for tomorrow |
| 8 | Well we 've asked him to meet us with regard to the footpaths , so we could use it for that at the same time , |
| 9 | We devised a system whereby three dealers would be asked to give an independent appraisal , and we would average them for an official evaluation . |
| 10 | No one fully understands the workings of these interlocking systems and we may forgive ourselves for having a sensation of something slipping through our fingers when we try to grasp them — but one thing is certain : the choices we make about the order of the information in discourse reveal our own assumptions about the world and about the people we are trying to communicate with . |
| 11 | This is completely outside our control , but if you 're affected , write to us on your return and we 'll compensate you for outbound delays as follows : |
| 12 | If we do n't make a stand now then all of us in this hall will be a living , breathing testament to the betrayal of all those that have gone before us and we 'll leave nothing for anybody coming in the future . |
| 13 | The landlord said that we could have the hall on Sunday evenings to run the club , and we could have it for nothing as he would make his money on increased bar sales . |
| 14 | Originally cost twenty pounds and we could get it for ten it 's er |
| 15 | But if every man here used his vote as he should and put a Labour government not only in the State of New South Wales but throughout the dominion , not only throughout the dominion but the Commonwealth , not only in the Commonwealth but throughout the world — ’ Bobby was enjoying himself now and so were most of his audience , standing under the afternoon sun. ’ — then the working man will have his true voice and he will make it heard in the corridors of power , for we will be the new power then — and we will use it for the greater good of all . |
| 16 | Her father Bob , a teacher , said : ‘ It is a very special photo and we will treasure it for ever . ’ |
| 17 | The rate of change in media will continue at this pace for some years and we can take nothing for granted . |
| 18 | ‘ That is what he wanted us all to think , including the Men , ’ said Minch , ‘ and we should honour him for his cunning and intelligence . |
| 19 | We shall need some more singers to do , are you ready to sing cos we might need you for something else up there , you 'll never know . |
| 20 | If we can recognize it for what it is , then we are well on the road to dealing with it , and being able to put it behind us . |
| 21 | It really is exciting and something which it 's difficult to express and even better if we can do something for Herefordshire and bring back a winner . |
| 22 | It really is important to get your statement , but first we 've got to see if we can do anything for the poor devil down there . " |
| 23 | Well you see we 're a bit further from home now and if we can do it for five days , great , we have n't |
| 24 | I know , but I want to see how much there worth , so there about , see if we can get one for less than twenty pounds ca n't you . |
| 25 | If we could taking it for her it 'd be worth it . |
| 26 | When I go up to the farm to get Mummy 's eggs , I 'll ask if we could use it for our meetings and … ’ |
| 27 | Erm , clearly we 've got enough op , it would seem that if we could recruit somebody for the rest of this year , and er which would help us get our times down , if in if in fact we were able to recruit somebody who was instantly productive , which is not all that likely . |
| 28 | But we 'll leave it for now . |
| 29 | Taliesin , rather appalled at the ‘ on his own ’ part of this speech , said , ‘ But we might need you for all kinds of things , Fribble . |
| 30 | ‘ But we can hold him for a while yet . |