Example sentences of "we [verb] for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Are n't we booked for a game of croquet ? |
| 32 | A few things while we wait for a report of some description ( hint hint ; - ) |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | I hid her precious sleeping pills for two days till she signed the form , and we ate for a while . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | We opted for a mixture , on that first night in pouring rain , of camping in the bush and building an enormous log fire in the Kerr Bay hut . |
| 37 | After visiting several suppliers and looking at various packages , I found that Dixons offered the best value , availability and longevity , so we opted for a Packard Bell 486SX . |
| 38 | 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 ? |
| 39 | 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 . |
| 40 | Yeah Now where shall we look for a ruby wedding card ? |
| 41 | We rested for a while at Bleaberry Tarn which turned out to be a wise move . |
| 42 | And then we paid for a winter clean . |
| 43 | Well when we say anything to a child , we look for a response . |
| 44 | And now , as the sentences are somewhere , we look for a place for the thought … |
| 45 | 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 . |
| 46 | We look for a hand to hold , a shoulder to weep on , another body to cling to — anything that will reassure us that we are not alone , abandoned and helpless in the face of forces we do not understand . |
| 47 | With a problem we look for a solution . |
| 48 | We were in Hartlepool in the March of 1890 when Mr Frobisher , our then actor-manager , told us all as we assembled for a Monday morning rehearsal that he had secured the services of a great singer . |
| 49 | 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 . |
| 50 | So we motored past delightful mountains while I occasionally whined from the back seat , ‘ Why are n't we doing that one ? ’ or ‘ ’ That one looks nice ’ , or ‘ Can we stop for a minute please ? ’ |
| 51 | As soon as they got in the car and were clear of the port , the girl said : ‘ Can we stop for a moment ? |
| 52 | What price should we tender for a contract ? |
| 53 | We walked for a mile or so , easily outpacing the vehicle which was soon just a pair of yellow lights back down the valley . |
| 54 | In order to explore a different style of bass , we opt for a Hohner , though traditional Fenders are still popular in this price range . |
| 55 | ‘ Well , why do n't we meet for a drink ? |
| 56 | I am — look , why do n't we meet for a drink soon and talk face to face ? |
| 57 | Why do n't we meet for a drink this evening to discuss it ? ’ |
| 58 | ‘ We cater for a quality trade . ’ |
| 59 | Taking a break from country hideaways , we hunted for a retreat in central London for those of you staying over for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition treat ( see page 150 ) . |
| 60 | ‘ We know for a fact that Fintan Butler is an IRB courier , ’ the Major continued . |