Example sentences of "[subord] we [verb] for [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Swiss Alps are now our destination where we head for Lucerne for a one night stop . |
| 2 | Du Guesclin was reorganising the French armies , our old king was doddering and there was no need for English swords in France , so we sailed for Outremer . |
| 3 | After the fun and games of the Cheranganis it was time for something a bit more serious , so we headed for Mount Elgon , in the far west of the country , straddling the border between Kenya and Uganda . |
| 4 | And you know , if we wait for God to baptize us in the Holy Spirit , can I suggest you 'll wait until you die and still not know that experience . |
| 5 | While we waited for Pam to repack her carrier-bags ( she always ends up with twice as many as anyone else ) I tried unsuccessfully to force my size sevens into a pair of Kath 's size fives . |
| 6 | ‘ As I said before we left for Argentina , Sella , Mesnel and Lafond were welcomed back to the squad . |
| 7 | Before we left for Bosnia I told my platoon that my ultimate aim was to bring them all home alive . |
| 8 | As we wait for Christ to be revealed we do not know when he will appear . |
| 9 | We have won the City 's support to raise the money , as we did for Staley and our other North American acquisitions — and as we would have done if we had been allowed to buy British Sugar . ’ |
| 10 | Our time in Peking is now short , as we leave for Sian by train on Saturday , and have to pack up all our books etc . |
| 11 | Beinn Eighe still dominated the landscape as we headed for Gairloch . |
| 12 | We arranged ourselves in the seats and as we headed for Shellerton in the early dark I told her calmly , incompletely and without terrors , the gist of what had befallen us in Sam 's boatyard . |