Example sentences of "we [vb base] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We concentrate for a while on I , the principle of induction . |
| 2 | We may accept lower terms than we want for a job or a project , and in undervaluing ourselves we become less powerful in the eyes of others . |
| 3 | A few things while we wait for a report of some description ( hint hint ; - ) |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ? |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Well when we say anything to a child , we look for a response . |
| 9 | And now , as the sentences are somewhere , we look for a place for the thought … |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | With a problem we look for a solution . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | ‘ We cater for a quality trade . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ We know for a fact that Fintan Butler is an IRB courier , ’ the Major continued . |
| 16 | Orr Ewing said ‘ We know for a fact that 20 thieves come here regularly from the north of England , but it is not easy to catch them . |
| 17 | ‘ We know for a fact that bombs had been prepared in the past for Portadown but the security presence in the area prevented them from being used here . |
| 18 | We know for a fact that the area was sealed off and that army and rescue services were called to the scene . |
| 19 | We know for a fact if/when Strach is nt playing Macca picks his game up again . |
| 20 | Now , I 'm a pensioner , and I think it 's a scandal what we get for a pension after all the years that you , you fight for you , you put away for your old age , and before you know it you 've nothing ! |
| 21 | Having discussed coloured water and clear water briefly let us move on to the reality of the situation as we find it when we arrive for a session . |
| 22 | There is the love we feel for a husband , wife or lover . |
| 23 | Your consent is required before we apply for a report and you may see the report before it is returned to us . |
| 24 | The only time a board memorandum might be contemplated is where the Information Memorandum includes forward projections ( typically seeking US buyers ) and we ask for a letter of representation ( see 1103.4 ) . |
| 25 | We ask for a plant 's eye view of life and death in a sward and hope ultimately to be able to collect these reductionist observations into statements about the population , the species or even possibly the community . |
| 26 | If we go for a curry later I 'll be fat as fuck ! |
| 27 | ‘ How about we go for a bite to eat somewhere ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ If we go for a drive in his Escort and anything goes wrong with it , he knows I 'll be there to put it right ! ’ |
| 29 | Malpass suggested we go for a drink . |
| 30 | I think that 's where Caroline said we go for a cake . |