Example sentences of "we were [v-ing] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | As to the much discussed pearwood wall panels , Italo Rota explains : ‘ We were looking for a simple idea that would allow visitors who had already looked at a good many paintings to connect some of them with unfamiliar settings ; the art of memory tells us that it is easier to retain images in one 's head if one can link them to a specific space ’ . |
| 2 | We were looking for a bird in brown and white breeding plumage . |
| 3 | Their initial abuse would give way to laughter when they understood we were looking for a prahu which would carry us eastwards . |
| 4 | We were looking for a big house in Southampton . |
| 5 | We were looking for a good flavour and meaty texture . |
| 6 | It was a calculated risk to take a man without forensic experience , but we were looking for a manager primarily . |
| 7 | As with the sliced bread , we were looking for a good , brown appearance , a firm crust , a distinctive aroma and taste with some nuttiness and a firm but springy texture . |
| 8 | ‘ By the time I went to Devonshire I knew that there was a real hound , and I knew we were looking for a man and a woman . |
| 9 | We were looking for a precise way to express what we mean when we refer to something as complicated . |
| 10 | We were we were not looking for an exception to policy E two we were looking for a policy which complements erm I five . |
| 11 | We had a somewhat similar experience at a previous church I was at where we were looking for a minister and the , the man er who was , who came to us was again very nervous and excitable and so on . |
| 12 | yeah , well I , Mike says I brought that one home when we were looking for a hall instead , but I said no I said it was one very similar , but he said we could n't have it because erm |
| 13 | Right if we were looking for a fifteenth , say we were looking for a fifteenth what would make |
| 14 | Right if we were looking for a fifteenth , say we were looking for a fifteenth what would make |
| 15 | I just wanted to come back on er David Potter 's assertion that we were looking for a a higher allocation under I five and I I thought I 'd specifically covered that point by saying that that was n't what we were looking for because that would n't address the sort of development we 're talking about here . |
| 16 | But we were hoping for a much rarer black bird … |
| 17 | We were playing for a long time before we ever had a deal , and when we eventually got signed by a big company , they pretty much took us for what we were . |
| 18 | And it was quite quiet for a little bit because most of them had established themselves and we were waiting for a breakout and er we did n't get on the move again until the they went through the after it had been . |
| 19 | We were heading for a little cluster of figures round something on the beach . |
| 20 | NSS , in common with virtually every other publication in the country , got its fingers burnt last week as a result of giving too much credence to the pollsters ' consistent message that we were heading for a hung parliament . |
| 21 | We thought we were going for a month or so , until the fighting died down . |
| 22 | He chose a wonderful day , a really glorious day , and we were going for a picnic , there were blue skies and white sand , and he asked me to marry him . |
| 23 | They are increased now obviously but erm , you know to put anything on a tuppeny fare then was well a ha'penny which was twenty five percent on terrible , every year we were going for a fare increase and in those days you really had to go through the Traffic Commissioners . |
| 24 | Erm , what I 'm , I 've just arranged somebody to redo our speaker syste our original system with tannoys , we blew our tannoys speakers , and I did n't bother getting them replaced because we were going for a rock crowd so we just used Bernie and Nigel |
| 25 | Basically this calls for an identification of present requirements and an assessment of likely requirements over the next 5 years , subject to review/upgrading in year 6 ; it may be that our letter conveyed the impression that we were asking for a ‘ 12-year plan ’ , this is not the case . |