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 | But you need real people for a proper gloat so we headed for the cardboard suburb in the Strand . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | Mary Barton continues : ‘ If we pray for the dead , Sir , will God hear us ? ’ , |
5 | 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 ? |
6 | 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 . |
7 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
8 | You talk about leading questions again that testing trial closed where we 'd just test the water before we go for the actual commitment . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | 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 ? |