Example sentences of "[noun] we [vb base] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The skills of salesmanship and political demagogy are virtually the only methods we have for changing perception . |
| 2 | Similarly , it is reasonable to suppose that many of the haves will be among the most ruthless of society , and will pass on their inhumane ethic to their children , thereby perpetuating it : is this really the future we wish for our species ? |
| 3 | Packed with information on the animals we use for food , clothing , entertainment , transport or in scientific experiments . |
| 4 | Lack of money prevents us eating properly when we are children , ruins our health , rots our teeth , makes our parents quarrel and take to drink , stops us having the clothes we want , the friends we like , the parties we long for , stops us having the tuition which would enable us to get an education — makes us end up street sweepers and not doctors ; induces women to have babies because there is no money for travel or entertainment , or to leave the parental home any other way : lack of money humiliates us all our lives : lack of money makes us live with husbands or wives we no longer love : lack of money makes us age earlier than we need : makes our hands rough with toil and our brows creased with anxiety : keeps us weeping by day and sleepless by night : the terror in our lives is the bill through the door which ca n't be paid : our lives close in the knowledge of failure — we failed to make enough money . |
| 5 | Membership is free ; we earn our living by deducting a small commission ( between 5% and 15% ) from any royalties we collect for you . |
| 6 | There were none of the comforts we take for granted now . |
| 7 | Sometimes we come very close to the world outside , for example when we hear someone say the words we need for a piece of writing we 're involved in we commit it lovingly to memory so we can use it . |
| 8 | Age is no longer the benchmark criterion we use for distinguishing people . |
| 9 | First , many aspects of every action we perform for a reason are not uniquely determined by reasons . |
| 10 | Living up to other people 's signalled expectations is often a pleasure/pain experience : pleasure in the recognition we receive for satisfying others ' expectations , pain in the sense that we lose some of our independence and freedom . |
| 11 | In winter we look for work on the more difficult lowland sites such as coastal paths . |
| 12 | But nobody is paying for the increasingly large amount of work we do for the childbearing and professional public at large . |
| 13 | My understanding is what we 're trying to achieve is , to have a a a double-sided A four sheet , which is intended to demonstrate to our clients , what good lads we are and what good work we do for each in each function . |
| 14 | It is all about the work we do for each other on these occasions . ’ |
| 15 | But seriously the work we do for the union is only one part of the equation . |
| 16 | The experiences we organise for our learners vary according to the command of the language they have . |
| 17 | erm The other parts of the job are that we do erm all of the fundamental and much of the applied research which the nation needs , we provide an increasing range of advanced courses in technology for people in industry , and continuing education generally , the number of mature students at all levels is rising , and there are a number of other service functions we do for the community as well as just teaching undergraduates . |
| 18 | During Christian Aid Week itself it is the finds we make for customers that delight us , whether it is discovering just the right dictionary to fit the schoolbag of the 7-year-old son of a young bus-driver , just one number of the National Geographic magazine to complete someone 's sequence , or some early Penguins or American periodicals for the University or National Library collections . |
| 19 | I remember Malc 's rum punch days ( rum — and punch anything ) and his Yorkshire lad days ( 14 pints , a black pudding and domino puke ) ; now he 's matured to a steady G. & T. In the absence of Lucozade I order a Coke and Kenneth a beer , and after ten minutes of chat we leave for our appointment , promising to rejoin them later . |
| 20 | ‘ The future of the capercaillie will depend on how good a habitat we provide for them in our new forests , ’ he said . |
| 21 | ‘ No , I was only thinking about all those prayers we say for the conversion of China . |
| 22 | The post-Comintern Communist Movement , the Socialist International , international Fascist organizations , and the Green movement ( about which more will be said below ) provide the only models we have for such organizations , and none of these can be currently regarded as successful in global terms . |
| 23 | Ken , if we could er look at what 's actually happening out there to pensioners at the moment , I think of which we 're all very concerned , but there has been a small item of good news to balance against the concerns we have for those pensioners that are still suffering from uncertainty and that is some money has started to come in as a result of legal actions and settlements out of court . |
| 24 | I would like to thank you all at this time on behalf of the Association and the sport we represent for all your efforts you make for us in an unpaid capacity and time given voluntary to all . |
| 25 | If you wish to effect a placement in a residential or nursing home we hope for the time being it will help resolve your problem . |
| 26 | THE unflappable Simon we long for him to anger , in order to write the headline ‘ Wild Fowler ’ has quickly changed his tune . |
| 27 | ‘ They go together , ’ said Garvin , ‘ because the only legal basis we have for being in Egypt is that we 're here by the Khedive 's invitation . |
| 28 | AT BEEFEATER WE CARE FOR ALL THE FAMILY |
| 29 | The facts are there there has been a staggering rise in attacks and murders this union must take the lead we call for the British government to bring in legislation to ban the evil nationalist and fascist political parties , and insist that government strengthens legal protection for third country nationals . |
| 30 | There will be both American and Japanese ranges in the Starfield line and the two guitars we have for review are from the latter source . |