Example sentences of "we [vb infin] for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To come to the point , what shall we do for the rest of the week ? |
| 2 | Shall we head for the pub ? ’ |
| 3 | I 'd be loathe to push them any f tilt them into a position where they say , Well you know could we use for the dresser . |
| 4 | ‘ Shall we search for the tunnel ? ’ said Endill . |
| 5 | I 'll tell you what , why do n't we toss for the piano ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ What shall we have for the picnic ? ’ he asked . |
| 7 | ‘ Should n't we go for the midwife ? ’ |
| 8 | How can we allow for the possibility that someone might request an opinion antagonistically , by picking on someone who does not want to speak ? |
| 9 | Could we settle for the Peak District ? |
| 10 | If the bill is to be calculated on a daily rate and someone 's auntie comes to stay for a couple of months in the middle of the year , what about all the complications in adjusting for that and how do we account for the period for which someone has lost the discount ? |
| 11 | But if these consonants now form part of a syllable-final consonant cluster , how do we account for the fact that English speakers hear the consonants as extra syllables ? |
| 12 | How long did we say for the survey ? |
| 13 | But the roads on which he drives it also go through most of the art produced in the last half century — shall we say for the sake of convenience , since the death of Trotsky ; or in a more apt frame of reference , since Guernica ? |
| 14 | This may very well be true : let us grant for the moment that it is . |
| 15 | We said that this in no way lessens the grief , but it does perhaps help us prepare for the event . |
| 16 | However , let us assume for the moment that representatives may be accorded standing in some cases at least . |
| 17 | Let us assume for the sake of argument that you are not Joan Crawford . |
| 18 | Nothing ever works out as ideal , but let us assume for the sake of demonstration that you can deal with much of the course work during the day , so that your evenings are free for work on the lecture and seminar periods . |
| 19 | Let us then turn to the ordinary dealings of modern life ; and take an illustration from a corn-market in a country town , and let us assume for the sake of simplicity that all the corn in the market is of the same quality . |
| 20 | Let us assume for the sake of argument that Inevitable is correct . |
| 21 | That 's why the most valuable support you can give us is long-term support — the kind that increases our regular income and helps us plan for the future . |
| 22 | But I said , alright , well we 'll consider it , so long as you let us quote for the rest of the business . |
| 23 | For instance , let us suppose for the sake of argument that a new ‘ Europe of nations ’ in the Wilsonian sense were to emerge , or an Asia or Africa of nations . |
| 24 | Let us suppose for the sake of the discussion that " liken God " and " compare a likeness to him " are strictly synonymous , or else strictly separate ( i.e. that line A refers to a deity and line B to his image ) . |
| 25 | Let us suppose for the moment that we have shown that in Z irreducibles and primes are the same thing . |
| 26 | Let us ignore for the moment what Labour actually means by that ; how will it deliver on its promise , bearing in mind the fact that the nuclear industry is already ring fenced , gas contracts have already been signed and committed to combined cycle gas turbine plant , and coal imports are perfectly legal under European law ? |
| 27 | Let us pray for the church and for the world , and let us thank God for His goodness . |
| 28 | Let us pray for the church and for the world and let us thank God for His goodness |
| 29 | Let us pray for the church and for the world and let us thank God for His goodness |
| 30 | Let us say for the sake of argument that it is five different partners on the same night . |