Example sentences of "[subord] we [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We decided we were n't going to get on without flirting with a lot of trouble , so we opted for the trusty 1-iron again . |
| 2 | It seemed to fly OK , so we prepared for the 482 kilometres water crossing to Australia . |
| 3 | But you need real people for a proper gloat so we headed for the cardboard suburb in the Strand . |
| 4 | If we write for the current value of ( it will be zero unless is basic ) , we have seen that , when , we can still satisfy ( 8.1 ) with where for reverse , for forward and zero for all other variables . |
| 5 | Mary Barton continues : ‘ If we pray for the dead , Sir , will God hear us ? ’ , |
| 6 | However , as you have some discretion in these matters , Mr. Speaker , and while we wait for the Scottish electorate to remove the remainder of the Scottish Conservative party from this House , would it not be appropriate for you to give priority to Scottish Members at Scottish Question Time ? |
| 7 | He drags morosely on the cheroot while we wait for the pretty young newsreader to get through the latest government verbals on the self-pitying unemployed . |
| 8 | ‘ Like your party trick with the neutrino collectors and the hymetusite : we could n't have scaled it up enough to solve Earth 's energy shortfall , but it could have supported us here whilst we searched for the long-term solution — the high-mass elements in Lucifer 's core . ’ |
| 9 | You talk about leading questions again that testing trial closed where we 'd just test the water before we go for the actual commitment . |
| 10 | The final ( Moderated ) mark is needed by the Secretary of the N.E.B.E. when we apply for the final Written Examinations of the Board . |
| 11 | What follows , while by no means comprehensive , is NME 's guide to the world blown wide open by the greatest war movies , a world we 'd like to see on TV as we wait for the next one . |
| 12 | We were bunched together in the semi-final of the 1976 Olympic 1500m in Montreal and as we went for the same small gap I felt his spike again my shin . |
| 13 | Tamed native birds flocked on the poolside boardwalk of their rented hideaway , ‘ Hawksnest ’ , as we met for the first time , and Robin encircled his shyness with a stream-of-consciousness banter , made easier by the antics of a visiting cocker spaniel , which bit the head off a parrot . |
| 14 | A major emphasis was placed on Intercession and listening to God This was invaluable as we prepared for the first section of outreach in Budapest , Hungary . |
| 15 | Or to reverse it , could it be that in the deepening turbulence of our generation God is not only judging a culture which has abandoned him but also , as it were , shaking up the bag and testing the foundations to see if we Christians are as ready as we think for the critical years ahead ? |
| 16 | If we had played for the whole 90 minutes as we did for the first hour we would have beaten Rangers . ’ |
| 17 | We will continue to protect its value against price rises , as we have for the last 13 years . |
| 18 | As we begin for the next few weeks on Monday mornings with Jenny , A day in the life , A day in the life of Nottinghamshire County Council . |