Example sentences of "[subord] we [verb] for [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After about five minutes we went into the final check room where we stayed for what seemed ages , most of us in our pre-race trances now , nobody speaking , just moving about , staying loose . |
| 2 | ‘ So we go for it , ’ he says . |
| 3 | It seemed okay , so we went for it . |
| 4 | Cos we 've gone through a whole sort of full circle about taking a stance that 's very aggressive in terms of saying if we i i if we tender for something we 're gon na hit the client with V Os and this that and the other . |
| 5 | six two O twos , and we 're not going to replace it with anything , and we have an opportunity if we go for it now that we could replace them with sixteen double O fours and the projections are |
| 6 | If we ask for them by name they 'll think we know them from somewhere . ’ |
| 7 | We are not prepared to do that , and that provision will not be in the treaty unless we ask for it . |
| 8 | Ultimately , because we pray for him every night , he will change his politics . |
| 9 | Without democracy we would n't be able to say who should rule , with democracy we can we can say these people because we voted for them and that 's it , we ca n't say these people interests we ca n't say that these people act in common good although if they do very badly we 'll try and recall them , all we can say is they 're there we need , what we need is authority structures , we need the structures more than the people occupying the roles , someone 's got to occupy the roles and this is the only way we 've got of appointing them . |
| 10 | Siward is fighting from greed , whereas we fight for our homes . |
| 11 | We can have a little heart-to-heart while we wait for him . ’ |
| 12 | We 've got two children at the swimming club here , so we thought we 'd do this while we wait for them . |
| 13 | 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 ! |
| 14 | She lived with me while we waited for her divorce . |
| 15 | In the four months that have elapsed since we asked for your help in the aftermath of the Jason Donovan libel case , we have been overwhelmed by the show of goodwill and support from friends of THE FACE around the world . |
| 16 | Rolle suggests that this is begun in thought of the four last things : death , for " we lyve bot in a poynt " in " uncertente of owre endyng " ; judgement , when we account for our use of time " and ilk tyme we thynk not on God , we may cownt it als we have tynt " ( 4.95.19 – 22 , 38 – 9 ) ; heaven , the joy which is " mare any may tell " ; and hell , where also is burning in fire ( 4.96.46 – 7 , 54 ) . |
| 17 | Yet , surprisingly , when we asked for something else they obliged with a number of better films . |
| 18 | When we prepared for our next visit to , the secret camera was hidden in a jacket , the lens behind a badge in the buttonhole . |
| 19 | Indeed , here is a reminder that Christmas can only be understood in the light of later events , can only be discovered in all its wonderful freshness and life when we discover for ourselves that Jesus is the human face of God . |
| 20 | Those who read right-wing papers proved significantly more satisfied with the Conservative Party 's handling of major issues , even when we controlled for their party identification and ideological self-placement . |
| 21 | And such changes , such actions , create a reaction : a social reaction , when we see for ourselves what the changed world is really like . |
| 22 | This wholeness comes about when we realize for ourselves that we need Jesus as our rescuer and companion , redeemer and friend for life 's journey . |
| 23 | This month 's Magazine contains the first of two articles by Bill Howieson which it is hoped will help all of us when we pray for our missionary brothers and sisters . |
| 24 | Humans talk and talk , but there is only one of them who truly understands the battle we wage here against the dark — though we fight for their sake as much as ours ! |
| 25 | As we prayed for him it was clear that the Holy Spirit was touching him powerfully , and he began to speak in tongues for the first time . |
| 26 | We should pause , as we did for his brother William , to contemplate Thomas Titford 's state in 1786 : a widower , with one 17-year old daughter who seemed healthy enough , one who was to be constantly gripped by fits , and at least three children previously dead in infancy . |
| 27 | as we look for his coming in glory , we celebrate with this bread and this cup his one perfect sacrifice . |