Example sentences of "we [vb base] [to-vb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even if we tend to look for the scholarly , non-involved biography of the great man or woman we can not be sure that the work will be beyond criticism . |
| 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 | We want to provide for the children 's cognitive development , yet do not wish to assess them by something they are not fully competent in : the English language . |
| 4 | But we have to have some spare capacity in case we want to run for the bus or climb Everest ( where the air is less oxygen-rich ) . |
| 5 | However , the basic grammatical distinctions here are the categories of first , second and third person , If we were producing a Componential analysis ( for which see Lyons , 1968 : 470-81 ) of Pronominal systems , the features that we seem to need for the known systems would crucially include : for first person , speaker inclusion ( + 5 ) ; for second person , addressee inclusion ( + A ) ; and for third Person , speaker and addressee exclusion ( - S , A ) ( see Burling , 1970 : 14-17 ; Ingram , 1978 ) . |
| 6 | We decide to go for a ride on the lake and rush to harness the dogs . |
| 7 | We decide to look for a connection between types of advert and types of metaphor . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm confident we have nothing to fear in the market place provided we continue to aim for the type of quality sheep that we have seen in the best forward at Stoneleigh . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ We aim to care for the local communities in which we operate . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ We aim to care for the local communities in which we operate . ’ |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | We have to control for the other ways in which they might vary . |
| 13 | So we have to settle for the Carter head-rest covers , Carter condoms , Carter badges , Carter balloons , a specially-pressed Carter interview CD ( complete with printed questions that accompany Jim Bob and Fruitbat 's recorded answers to create the effect that ‘ the lads ’ are actually in the studio with you on Chiltern Radio ! ) and , of course , a copy of the ultimate object of all this marketing desire , a Carter album . |
| 14 | We have to plan for the future . |
| 15 | It may be said that we have to plan for the future , and I entirely agree , but most of our thoughts can be best described as nonsense . |
| 16 | We have to plan for the future . |
| 17 | Given the complications , we have to strive for a definition of violence which incorporates all these aspects . |
| 18 | Anything else we have to do for the open day ? |
| 19 | Thérèse said : the Church says we have to pray for the Jews to be converted to the one true faith . |
| 20 | Be quiet , little girl , we have to wait for the train to come . |
| 21 | In the morning we have to wait for the sun to turn it to water . |
| 22 | I think , I think we have to wait for the letter , I suspect you 'll probably find both those changed to some extent after that so er I think we really have to wait for that . |
| 23 | Thus we have to allow for a series of large units in the landscape from the seventh century onwards . |
| 24 | We have to allow for the gradual loss of existing members — an allowance of 5% may be a reasonable figure . |
| 25 | The Opposition do not understand that we have to provide for the full life of the Trident system — for 30 years . |
| 26 | So we have to hope for a fine day for this on Sunday , obviously . |
| 27 | ‘ 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 . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | Now what happens in the mantle is extremely important , because it is in the mantle that we have to look for the mechanism behind Plate Tectonics . |
| 30 | Generally , infertility does not come as a sudden cut-off point ; rather it declines gradually , and when it is observed we have to look for the cause in the interdependence breakdown , and not just regard it as a shortage of one or other nutrients . |