Example sentences of "and we [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're walking back from the shops — me and Marie — and we stop for a bit to look at the lights in the electric shop . |
| 2 | When the complexities of circumstance defeat analysis , and we grope for the best prediction or choice attainable , we do not doubt that there is a better founded prediction or better informed choice which no one perhaps will be lucky enough to hit on . |
| 3 | It was exciting — they were good advertisements , and we waited for the first children to come . |
| 4 | There was no escape from it and we longed for the luxury of sun glasses or a peaked cap . |
| 5 | The last time I saw Jonathan was Thursday evening when he picked me up in the car and we went for a drive . |
| 6 | I gathered up all my courage and went home and we went for a walk and I just told him . |
| 7 | and you go and stand at those castle round parts and we went for a walk and there was a football match going on was n't there ? |
| 8 | ‘ Stan called me and we met for a chat at his home . |
| 9 | I hid her precious sleeping pills for two days till she signed the form , and we ate for a while . |
| 10 | The colonel gave me a friendly pat on the shoulder , and we made for the outside world again . |
| 11 | I clapped Jamie on the shoulder a couple of times and we made for the street . |
| 12 | and erm in fact , yes , but both of just had died and we sent for the doctor and it 's |
| 13 | The only time a board memorandum might be contemplated is where the Information Memorandum includes forward projections ( typically seeking US buyers ) and we ask for a letter of representation ( see 1103.4 ) . |
| 14 | Now Lord we ask that the peace that you promise that passes our understanding will keep our hearts and minds in the knowledge and love of God and in its Son , your Son , our Saviour Jesus Christ and we ask for the blessing of you , of the Father upon us , as we continue to serve in your name . |
| 15 | And we asked for an extra ten days . |
| 16 | And we hear for the first time of permanent salaried architects . |
| 17 | On the telephone , I was greeted with a very friendly and hearty ‘ Well … well … well ! ’ and we chatted for a few minutes as if there had been no break in our contact . |
| 18 | She laughed , and we talked for a few minutes longer . |
| 19 | ‘ And we talked for a while . ’ |
| 20 | Joe made room for me with the same amount of good grace he might have afforded an enemy invading his castle and we sat for a few minutes without speaking , inspecting the view . |
| 21 | I immediately gestured to the Hurricanes to carry on to Malta by themselves as we were ditching and we turned for the coast ourselves , losing height all the way . |
| 22 | However , during the fifteenth century changes were introduced and we see for the first time representations of corpses , cadavers and skeletons , and it is from these — usually to be found on memorial brasses , and particularly on those in East Anglia — that we acquire our first glimpse of the English shroud . |
| 23 | I opened it and we stood for a moment , rain driving down hard . |
| 24 | Surkov and Rozanov , escaping from admirers , joined me and we headed for the exit . |
| 25 | There were handshakes all round and the usual ‘ well playeds ’ , and we headed for the PGA hut where the scores are checked and handed in . |
| 26 | Odd-Knut finds a steep up-slope where a river joins the lake and we play for a bit going up and down steep slopes . |
| 27 | ‘ We ask a blessing of you , O Lord , as we go out on the beaches , and we pray for a really neat time and some big swells . |
| 28 | And we pray for the refugees of our world , asking that those who have the power and ability to help may have the resources and will to provide food , clothing , shelter and a permanent home . |
| 29 | The pilot again tipped the canard on the edge of a stall and we dived for the field a second time . |