Example sentences of "we [modal v] [adv] [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I understand that at the GATT negotiations , for example , we may eventually settle for a 30 per cent . |
| 2 | We should not look for a simple reflection : ‘ a single , fixed mode of exchange ; in reality there are many modes , their character is determined historically , and they are continually renegotiated ’ . |
| 3 | With an uncertain outlook for nineteen ninety three from our point of view it 's absolutely crucial to get costs in line we had obviously done cost-cutting during the previous two years , but we really needed to be sure that if revenues were not going to increase , we should n't wait for a recovery to bail us out . |
| 4 | Pity we could n't go for a romp round a canal is n't it ? |
| 5 | " But we ca n't find four thousand in a week And , with things as they are , we could n't hope for a bank loan even if … " |
| 6 | Yeah well we , we could n't push for a new |
| 7 | ‘ We could easily arrange for a nurse to be here during your absence , ’ Adam suggested . |
| 8 | We could not undress for a week in case of a submarine attack , and you all got a little cross , I remember . |
| 9 | We could not go for a walk that afternoon . |
| 10 | In them days we could really go for a man in uniform . |
| 11 | We could hardly wish for a more graphic portrayal of the son who is tied to his domineering , aggressive mother by ties of love , but who has to be a hero in the eyes of the world to prove his masculine worth . |
| 12 | Er , however we have agreed , and we 're perfectly happy er , to have an undertaking which , obviously you ca n't enter into within the a , a legal document cos we would n't qualify for a corporation grant to make the remaining twenty five percent available to the council as well . |
| 13 | The Corporation protested to the Board of Trade , who replied on 27 April , ‘ Although we disagree with your views , we will not press for a junction with Station Road . |
| 14 | ‘ But if it 's officially up for sale we will certainly go for a look around . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We wo n't know for a couple of days but everything points to her having used large amounts of cocaine , ’ a senior detective told TODAY . |
| 16 | And he seems to think I may not get any worse , but we sha n't know for a couple of weeks . ’ |
| 17 | While her father stated , ‘ We can easily cope for a week , ’ and with a questioning look to Cara , ‘ or two ? ’ he queried . |
| 18 | We can not wait for a Labour Government . |
| 19 | Similarly , Freeman argued , in relation to unskilled labour , that ‘ uneducative ’ employment was unavoidable and , therefore , it was necessary that ‘ the intelligence and character of the adolescent be trained outside the workshop ’ : ‘ We can not train for a trade , but we can enable the worker to do his duties as thoroughly as possible ’ ; such training would give a ‘ familiarity ’ with ‘ ordinary tools ’ and ‘ simple machines ’ , a grounding in ‘ mechanics ’ and ‘ competent draughtsmanship ’ . |
| 20 | I 'll borrow my brother 's Lambretta so that we can just sit for a whole hour and then I 'll drive you home . |