Example sentences of "we [vb base] [vb pp] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All right , now we 've got pretty well way out — have we been able to reach the furthest objects in space by these methods , or are we stil stuck for a method ? |
| 2 | As you know I 've er been holding a number of er small meetings with staff er and one of the questions I 've been asking is whether or not there has been a need for the building presentation that we 've done for a couple of years er and generally there was the view expressed that yes it was desirable but perhaps in a different format . |
| 3 | Approaching the crags we 've seen for a couple of days . |
| 4 | Perhaps a little more expensive , but we 've opted for a powerhead run undergravel — which will ensure adequate throughput of water through the gravel , and offers many similar features to the internal power filter , in terms of flow and aeration . |
| 5 | Hello there … welcome to Australia for a Central South sporting special … where we 've come for a race of the future … the Solar Challenge … sun powered cars racing through the wild outback … that 's our Friday Feature … first it 's back to Britain … for our football parade |
| 6 | Mills was amoral and untrustworthy , but we 've known for a while now that he definitely worked for us . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ We 've tried for a donor … ’ |
| 8 | that we 've had for a while . |
| 9 | Unless there were special factors involved and although I can not recall a situation where we 've paid for a person to go into that 's for members to discuss , not me , but we have certainly paid an enhanced rate where somebody wanted to go to live near their daughter who was in and we felt that was a legitimate reason for paying a higher rate and , and , and we did do so , so there are other types of flexibility . |
| 10 | ‘ We have sent for a doctor . |
| 11 | ‘ We have trained for a month since the end of our home season , ’ explained Mark Catchpole , son of Aussie legend Ken . |
| 12 | We have called for an inquiry by Speaker Betty Boothroyd . |
| 13 | Under this scheme we have arranged for a firm of Solicitors to deal with the remortgage legal work for just £175 ( excluding Land Registry fee ) . |
| 14 | They began their paper with the words : ‘ We have cared for a patient who , according to the textbooks , ought to have been dead , since his arterial p H was 6.59 , well outside the usually stated range of 6.8 to 7.8 ’ . |
| 15 | Whatever we become aware of , we have attracted for a reason — because it can help us to learn and grow . |
| 16 | We have known for a number of years that we with every other council in the land , are facing the government that does not believe in local government . |
| 17 | We have advanced for a price |