Example sentences of "we for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So desperate were we for hard news on our fellow hostages , and indeed for ourselves , that Brian and I found this very trying . |
| 2 | In a typically British way , we have failed to take the credit that is due to us for that achievement , which had its origins in the Kangaroo group of Members of the European Parliament founded by the late Basil de Ferranti specifically to break down the trade barriers that existed in Europe at a time when none of the other major Community partners wanted to know anything about it . |
| 3 | ‘ The full weight of the Children 's Department came down on us for that scene and , in retrospect , I realised I had made a mistake letting that go through . |
| 4 | I know what I Know what it 's cost us for that weekend . |
| 5 | Yeah what was it costing us for that weekend ? |
| 6 | As though to prepare us for that vision , Rubin Spangle has devised a show of early Flavin works from the Sixties which will be on until the end of the month . |
| 7 | With the vision of Robert Emmet and the crucifix in mind , could the PIRA not stop to ask how they — or any of the rest of us for that matter — may redeem the bitter legacy of centuries by adding to it ? |
| 8 | The reasons for this apparent perversity are probably now lost to us for all time . |
| 9 | Visit us for all information and to buy your Official Festival Programme . |
| 10 | Reform was ‘ a flash of lightning illuminating us for one moment only , to leave us in greater darkness ’ . |
| 11 | David Green who held the combined post of Overseas Director and Senior Administrative Officer is leaving us for other employment . |
| 12 | You see , he does n't just speak to us for small talk , he does n't just speak to while away the time with , with conversation . |
| 13 | They have not come to us for specific assistance under the know-how fund . |
| 14 | If you ca n't make it , join us for Central South tomorrow . |
| 15 | I felt sure Miss Havisham had chosen us for each other . |
| 16 | Slater glanced at Graham , " Sara and I were next-door neighbours for a while , I do believe our parents may even have intended us for each other at one time , without actually saying anything about it , of course . " |
| 17 | The typesetting will be arranged by the agency , after which the advertisement will be faxed to us for final proof reading and confirmation of our approval . |
| 18 | Only Germany , Holland , Japan and Switzerland can now match us for economic growth , price stability and strong balance of payments , says Dr David Lomax , the Natwest 's economic adviser . |
| 19 | ‘ We should look to the Holy Spirit to guide us for good news . |
| 20 | Angela asked us for some help with her wedding day look , she had been growing her old hairstyle out but realised it was n't going to be long enough for her wedding day in September . |
| 21 | DESPITE the advent of cassettes and CDs the analogue record is likely to be with us for some time yet , and in every amplifier used for playing them is an equaliser to modify the signal derived from the pick-up cartridge . |
| 22 | Granny had been living with us for some time . |
| 23 | An aggressive mob of youngsters had been closely dogging us for some time and , emboldened by our apparent failure to notice them or to quicken our pace , had begun throwing stones . |
| 24 | ‘ Mark , ’ she began , ‘ you 've been with us for some time . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I 've turned her loose in the hotel boutique , ’ Roman murmured , ‘ so she wo n't want either of us for some time . ’ |
| 26 | Underground work is going to be with us for some time . |
| 27 | Most of these newer techniques of systems analysis and design have in fact been with us for some time , but were not brought together until the publication of the above texts . |
| 28 | And er then he took it back of us for some reason . |
| 29 | It will also help the US company 's plans to focus on international markets and ‘ position us for faster growth , particularly in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region ’ , said FMC chairman R. N. Burt . |
| 30 | Is there anybody that can look into that for us for next week ? |