Example sentences of "we [verb] [to-vb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we agreed to look for a new approach " . |
| 2 | ‘ We prefer to have working capital rather than interest from money held in a Trust account , so we expect to apply for a bonding arrangement in the future , ’ adds Ms Burrows . |
| 3 | ‘ If I tell anyone that we stopped to look for a ghost , they 'll laugh at me , and if I was you , I would n't tell your mates either . |
| 4 | Coming to Old Gang Smelting Mills we stopped to look for a while at the most complete collection of buildings still standing in the mining field , although comparing them now with photographs taken in the 1930s it 's obvious that they 're slowly falling apart . |
| 5 | ‘ What are we going to do for a horse for you ? ’ |
| 6 | Will he beef up the public consultation procedures which his Department are currently casting aside like autumn leaves shrivelling on the ground , or do we have to wait for a Labour Government in the full flush of a green spring and summer to bring sense back into our planning system ? |
| 7 | Will we have to wait for a Labour Government before positive action is taken ? |
| 8 | We decide to go for a ride on the lake and rush to harness the dogs . |
| 9 | We decide to look for a connection between types of advert and types of metaphor . |
| 10 | We considered various possibilities , but as neither of us could drive far and neither of us could face airport hassle , we decided to go for a week to Wales . |
| 11 | These are : How do we continue to aim for a principle of equity in distributing limited resources across populations ? |
| 12 | In the end we had to settle for a hurried and depressing buffet in the North British Hotel , with a menu which would not have been out of place at a Sunday-school picnic . |
| 13 | Half way along we had to stop for a couple of hours because the ‘ road ’ had been washed away and the people who were travelling had to clear it . |
| 14 | Well that was the , the erm union for us , erm I think erm one of the great assets of being in public transport was that we were in a local erm pension scheme , erm when , when we in the office started , we had to wait until we were eighteen and then we had to wait for a vacancy because there was a limited number of people that the Council were prepared to back by paying a similar amount . |
| 15 | The Chinese do n't like their planes to fly unless the weather is absolutely O.K. So we had to wait for a few hours for the plane to arrive from Shanghai . |
| 16 | So we decided we had to look for a new singer . |
| 17 | Here the footpath ended so we had to walk for a few hundred yards along a stretch of country road . |
| 18 | When I was thirty , we did n't have the vote , we had to fight for a place in the world . |
| 19 | We rededicate and commit ourselves to the highest standards in communication as we endeavour to work for a more just , viable and sustainable society now , and in the future . |
| 20 | we wanted to go for a wee meal erm afterwards and it meant er made an awfully late night with the , having the baby-sitter , got Christine next door coming in to baby-sit . |
| 21 | Given the complications , we have to strive for a definition of violence which incorporates all these aspects . |
| 22 | Thus we have to allow for a series of large units in the landscape from the seventh century onwards . |
| 23 | So we have to hope for a fine day for this on Sunday , obviously . |
| 24 | ‘ There are children with physical , mental and behavioural difficulties and we have to look for a range of staff to reflect the balance , ’ he said . |
| 25 | Labour will now be on the line they will have to deal with the axe grinders instead of helping them to sharpen their axes and the difference between ourselves and Mr and I have great respect for Mr and I believe his attempt to keep the debate about the future of Highfields and Moat on a rational basis has been very positive but completely unsuccessful and I believe now that we have to look for a way forward . |
| 26 | We have to come for a chat , we need to record it . |
| 27 | Now we need to go for a more direct experience , feed in the kind of energy you get at raves , for example . |
| 28 | In addition to the cultivated crops , we need to allow for a wide range of wild plant resources . |
| 29 | Since over 50% of us seem to opt for a period of co-habitation before we take the marital plunge , these findings are pretty sobering stuff . |