Example sentences of "the [noun] [subord] we [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He kissed me in the back of the car while we waited for the others , but nothing moved in me . |
| 2 | You talk about leading questions again that testing trial closed where we 'd just test the water before we go for the actual commitment . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | A love song on the crackly Holiday Inn radio which the maid always switches on as her final flourish after she 's done the room ( Hugo and I go down to the pool and swim and use the sauna while we wait for her to finish ) or a pop song on the telly as Hugo and I eat our continental breakfast ( orange juice , coffee , a croissant and a Danish each ) , too languid even to stretch out for the remote control and switch it off — will make tears come to my eyes : move me with the desire to say , You do love me , do n't you ! |
| 5 | We are not prepared to do that , and that provision will not be in the treaty unless we ask for it . |
| 6 | We were reminded that weather which suits ducks well enough can be more than cruel to other species when we found a dead bird on the path as we turned for home . |
| 7 | Beinn Eighe still dominated the landscape as we headed for Gairloch . |
| 8 | But for a little moment Martigues still stands , and we drink coffee on the quay as we wait for the boats to come in . |
| 9 | It is normally the central point of a home and around it gather the family as we meet for fellowship , fun and general chit-chat . |
| 10 | 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 . |