Example sentences of "we [verb] [pron] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We regret the things we failed to do , we reproach ourselves for things we did do and feel relief that we have moved on . |
| 2 | However , if you write to us on your return we compensate you for outbound delays as follows : |
| 3 | We sold him for £100,000 to race in America and bought him back for £25,000 when he did nothing over there . |
| 4 | Erm , last week we consulted Devon County Council , we sell it for peanuts , unfortunately now , because the market as we know , with people being keener on to the recycling plus products flooding in from Germany creating products . |
| 5 | We asked him for news about our situation but as usual there was nothing he could , or would , tell us . |
| 6 | When we asked them for details about their visit they were very coy . |
| 7 | Yeah , we got something for boys there and it could have been a that they were being sued or something . |
| 8 | It 's a luxury though , I mean you know , you do n't need it , the fact that we got one for Christmas it was very nice , but |
| 9 | Well we had a piano actually , we got it for Doreen and Doreen she started to learn , she went to Mr . |
| 10 | We done it for Kerry and done it for her , Kerry left home sorted all the house out and bought all the stuff back and give the rest away ! |
| 11 | We mistake it for reality because we are so involved , so lost in the illusion , so absorbed by the drama , that we forget we have chosen to be here , that we are willing participants in an elaborate stage production . |
| 12 | ‘ Ca n't we use it for fun ? ’ |
| 13 | But Eileen replied reasonably , ‘ None of us was keen on her , Anne , but we hid it for Mum 's sake and Grandma never realised it . |
| 14 | Here we might note that they are also not in Edinburgh : we know this for B because B claims to have to go to Edinburgh , and go here means movement away from the place of the speaker at the time of speaking ; we know it for A also , because if A is in Edinburgh , then B's having to go to Edinburgh can hardly be an excuse for B not going to A today . |
| 15 | Can we have one for Jack |
| 16 | We use it for heating , appliances , lighting , transport , electricity and industrial processes . |
| 17 | But shall we can go on forever , shall we leave it for Zain , Ian and I |
| 18 | Wherever there was a gig or a support , we took anything for Del Amitri . |
| 19 | The clock we bought them for Christmas . |
| 20 | That 's the cardigan we bought you for Christmas |
| 21 | He insisted we join him for dinner where he regaled us with tidbits of gossip from the court and city . |
| 22 | ‘ We had them for lunch , Miss Trunchbull . ’ |
| 23 | Heavenly father we thank you for mummy 's birthday . |
| 24 | We thank you for those who have ministered your word to the church of St Leonard 's during the weeks when we have been meeting in the School for the Deaf ; so we thank you for John , Alan and Emily , for the readers and for those chaplains and ministers who worship with us . |
| 25 | So we thank you for food , for clothing , for our homes , and for the government that you have set over the world . |
| 26 | We have him for history and her for English . |
| 27 | ‘ We have them for breakfast , you know . ’ |
| 28 | That quote just just so we have it for record , that quote is taken from eight point nine , paragraph eight point nine of your full submission . |
| 29 | ‘ We need something for lunch , ’ said Helen . |
| 30 | May we ask her for evidence ? |