Example sentences of "[subord] we [vb base] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | We may accept lower terms than we want for a job or a project , and in undervaluing ourselves we become less powerful in the eyes of others . |
| 2 | ‘ If we go for a drive in his Escort and anything goes wrong with it , he knows I 'll be there to put it right ! ’ |
| 3 | If we go for a single currency because we wish to protect , above all , the position of the City of London — still the premier financial centre of Europe — and if we also concede ground on foreign policy , in terms of majority decision making , and on defence policy by creating effectively a defence community , and if we allow the Commission to issue visitors ' visas , we shall be on a slippery slope . |
| 4 | If we go for a curry later I 'll be fat as fuck ! |
| 5 | To change this attitude , if we assume for a moment that we would wish to change it , would either require a change in fundamental attitude or some form of new legislation . |
| 6 | If we pause for a moment and consider the place of the Neolithic revolution in the theory of human personality and society so far advanced in these pages we will be struck by the fact that the coming of cultivation posed a major threat to the psychological foundations of human society as they had evolved up to that point . |
| 7 | The solution is which if we substitute for a , b , c and d from the matrix ( Figure 7.3 ) reduce to p = W÷D . |
| 8 | If we allow for a stochastic element in lifetime income , then individuals may respond rather differently , having for example a lower propensity to consume out of windfall or ‘ entrepreneurial ’ gains . |
| 9 | I mean why do people have to kind of , if , if , if we accept for a minute that there 's something in this analogy , this model that Freud is talking about , why do people have this compulsive need to repeat like this , why do they have to repeat history ? |
| 10 | Amongst the great majority , the faith of earlier centuries persisted , at least outwardly ; indeed , if we look for a movement of thought and feeling that by the end of the century had penetrated into every class of society except the highest , we shall find it in the revival of ‘ vital religion ’ , or ‘ enthusiasm ’ , as it was also called . |
| 11 | If we consider for a moment the extent to which the hero-kings of early agricultural societies did indeed come to play a maternal , provident role with regard to those dependent on them we can perhaps begin to see the truth of the claim that they became the heirs of the matriarchs . |
| 12 | We think we should not accept ‘ I like Auntie Kate ’ as a valid communication unless we allow for an answer to the question , ‘ How does he know ? ’ or ‘ What observation justifies him in saying that ? ’ |
| 13 | We know , too , that we exist in the fourth dimension , time , because we live for a certain number of years ; besides , the fact that we can move in three dimensions implies our existence in the fourth , because movement requires time . |
| 14 | A few things while we wait for a report of some description ( hint hint ; - ) |
| 15 | Your consent is required before we apply for a report and you may see the report before it is returned to us . |
| 16 | A rest , a quick conflab and we decide to do another twenty miles and reach our tent before we stop for a long rest . |
| 17 | Having discussed coloured water and clear water briefly let us move on to the reality of the situation as we find it when we arrive for a session . |
| 18 | As we write for an instrument we must be playing it in our imagination , with the right bowings and fingerings , feeling the sensations of different registers , expressing ourselves through the different tones and timbres , the possibilities of legato , staccato , vibrato , etc . |
| 19 | We use the same word for a quality of material things as we use for a bodily sensation . |
| 20 | As we prepare for a new week 's challenges , may we too be contented , for the same reason as Paul , because our relationship with God is one of close fellowship ‘ in ’ Him . |
| 21 | The Liberal Democrat candidate for Caerphilly yells after us as we sprint for a non-political platform . |
| 22 | We get the same royalties for a CD as we do for a cassette |