Example sentences of "we [verb] [pers pn] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , if you write to us on your return we compensate you for outbound delays as follows : |
| 2 | We asked him for news about our situation but as usual there was nothing he could , or would , tell us . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | ‘ Ca n't we use it for fun ? ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | We use it for heating , appliances , lighting , transport , electricity and industrial processes . |
| 7 | But shall we can go on forever , shall we leave it for Zain , Ian and I |
| 8 | The clock we bought them for Christmas . |
| 9 | That 's the cardigan we bought you for Christmas |
| 10 | He insisted we join him for dinner where he regaled us with tidbits of gossip from the court and city . |
| 11 | ‘ We had them for lunch , Miss Trunchbull . ’ |
| 12 | Heavenly father we thank you for mummy 's birthday . |
| 13 | So we thank you for food , for clothing , for our homes , and for the government that you have set over the world . |
| 14 | We have him for history and her for English . |
| 15 | ‘ We have them for breakfast , you know . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | May we ask her for evidence ? |
| 18 | So let us choose it for convenience at z = 0 at a distance R0 from the line charge as shown in Fig. 2.10 . |
| 19 | All six had conquered hardships of their own to help those in need and Celebrities Guild founder Ella Glazer said : ‘ They 're all remarkable people and it 's a pleasure for us to reward them for work which might otherwise go unmarked . ’ |
| 20 | I read summat about us swapping him for gemmil at forest … probably not a bad deal . |
| 21 | So we 'd better get back behind our lines , because if the Germans catch us I ca n't believe they 'll invite us to join 'em for tea and crumpet . ’ |