Example sentences of "we [verb] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We met for the first time just two days before departure and accepted a murderous schedule of four games in 10 days , before opening against the New Zealand provincial champions just two days after a 25 hour journey to Dunedin . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | On Wednesday 13 February , we met for the second time with pensions as the agenda item . |
| 4 | The colonel gave me a friendly pat on the shoulder , and we made for the outside world again . |
| 5 | We made for the top front of the vehicle , as this provided the best all-round view . |
| 6 | I think what I 'm trying to say is , in the minutes that we produced for the last meeting , it says that a copy of it will be available for the next meeting |
| 7 | The station was offered to us for the sum of £20,000 , but when we asked for a private valuation in the hope of securing a loan to purchase the site , the valuer valued the site at only £10,000 . |
| 8 | We asked for an extra day , and that was fine . |
| 9 | We qualified for the European championship without him , so we do n't have to take risks . ’ |
| 10 | In this paper we report for the first time the isolation of cDNA for a zebrafish POU family gene which is ubiquitously expressed during embryogenesis . |
| 11 | Importantly , we report for the first time the ability to directly and effectively transfect cells in a growth arrested state . |
| 12 | We report for the first time the successful lithotripsy of a calcified cystic duct stone despite these relative and absolute contraindications in a patient with Crohn 's disease . |
| 13 | This is a combination of the list we used for the first plan and the list used for the draft of the second plan . |
| 14 | So how can we predict for a given metal which case will apply ? |
| 15 | We apologise for the technical quality of the interview with President Saddam in this report ; which was filed by Alistair Stewart from Washington on Thursday . |
| 16 | On occasion , the Minister has criticised the lack of detail in our overall defence expenditure proposals and what we propose for the Territorial Army and the reserve forces . |
| 17 | Seasonal style Great ideas for Christmas decorations READERS ' HOMES MICROWAVE MAGIC We test for the best CHRISTMAS COOKERY Festive dishes with a difference WINTER GARDENS How to breathe life into yours |
| 18 | — In common with the majority of hunt followers I do n't care whether the fox is killed or not : we hunt for the incomparable experience of galloping a horse across country behind the ‘ sweet cry of hounds ’ . |
| 19 | So what we do is erm your your cursor must be in the table somewhere , so you then go up to table , select table , then you 've got to format , border , and grid so we want the grid lines to show then in fact you can chose what we want for the outside border one of these Right , okay Now what I want you to do is set the questions , right ? |
| 20 | We headed for the 4th Squadron where we had been officially invited by some of the English members . |
| 21 | But you need real people for a proper gloat so we headed for the cardboard suburb in the Strand . |
| 22 | We kiss for a long time , then I straighten up . |
| 23 | We head for the open horizon . |
| 24 | We head for the local needle park . |
| 25 | After battling winds and rain across the lake we stopped for a nutritious lunch and continued to battle our way to our second night 's camp . |
| 26 | ‘ We tried for the best part of 18 months to get Dowty to agree to a friendly deal , but both the old chairman , Lord Harrowby , and the new chairman , Roy Roberts , refused . |
| 27 | The main good grains on which we depend for an essential part of our daily diet come from plants belonging to the family of grasses and can not be readily digested until the tough outer shells are broken up and , sometimes , removed . |
| 28 | 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 ? |
| 29 | He said : ‘ We hope for a favourable result because Oswestry could be a major force in the Alliance . |
| 30 | A rest , a quick conflab and we decide to do another twenty miles and reach our tent before we stop for a long rest . |