Example sentences of "we be [adv] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | As a peasant from the Kursk guberniia put it in 1922 : ‘ We are not for priests nor for the church , but if only the Comrades would give us a little of what they promise : they promise a school and Socialism , but our hands are still as empty as ever . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ We are not for having any man turn sceptic , and disbelieve his senses ; on the contrary we give them all the stress and assurance imaginable ; nor are there any principles more opposite to scepticism , than those we have laid down . ’ |
| 3 | But we are not for sale . ’ |
| 4 | Hungry as we are today for the luxury of authenticity and for visual elegance , we find that the Potter 's work makes enticing reading : " How delicious to a schoolboy 's healthy appetite sixty years ago , was a potted meat at breakfast in my grandmother 's old Wiltshire home . |
| 5 | ‘ We are here for a good time , it is n't a crusade , but we want to win , ’ said Masters champion Couples . |
| 6 | And Couples warned : ‘ We are here for a good time , but we want to win . |
| 7 | This is what we are here for , it 's what your Council is here for . |
| 8 | ’ We are here for road safety and to prevent road accidents . |
| 9 | ‘ That 's what we are here for , ’ he said . |
| 10 | We are actually for a ‘ spirited foreign policy ! ’ |
| 11 | From household bills to fridges , we are there for those who need us . |
| 12 | But most of all we are there for our Father , |
| 13 | Thus we are in for a prolonged battle to win over public opinion . |
| 14 | The chances are , however , that whichever way the cookie is crumbled on April 9 we are in for the shake-up we were denied with the departure of Mrs Thatcher . |
| 15 | Understandable had I been writing this in August , but as it is still March it looks as if we are in for another drought this summer . |
| 16 | We are in for the long-term benefits which imply a long-term strategy and involvement ’ . |
| 17 | AS SOON as I see a screen full of Florida palm fronds , broken down clapboard houses and Cadillacs full of heaving , unhappy women , I know we are in for an Erotic Thriller . |
| 18 | We are in for a tough time . ’ |
| 19 | He suggested that in the days before his election Yeltsin had had to clarify and adjust his policy on a number of key issues , but commented : " If he is playing political games , then perhaps we are in for difficult times . " |
| 20 | ‘ We are in for a long afternoon , ’ he said cheerfully . |
| 21 | She added sagely , ‘ Arnie and I are used to separations , and we know nothing 's going to happen just because we 're apart for a while . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ We 're on for the night then ? ’ |
| 23 | We 'll not follow these quangos , we 're not for taking away the power , the power should mean at least we 're accountable . |
| 24 | I enjoy helping the public ; like , that 's what we 're here for . |
| 25 | So you start by saying ( and these are purely arbitrary divisions , you can work out your own ) : ‘ We 're here for three nights and four days , let's have one evening completely free , two or three meals in different , interesting locations ( include transport time ) and perhaps half a day free for shopping . |
| 26 | But if it happens again , please know that you can call someone — that 's what we 're here for . |
| 27 | ‘ We 're here for a straight account of Princess 's voyage — all three sides of it ; Bristol to Africa to Jamaica and back — not a social gathering , though I 'm the last to turn up me nose at a good meal . ’ |
| 28 | Hattori , whose English was poor , smiled broadly and said , ‘ We 're here for the party . ’ |
| 29 | Now this time we 're here for four weeks so it would probably be that they want to get everybody through this time without anybody escaping the net . |
| 30 | But what I 'd like you to do is to go with me during the next couple of hours , have an open mind and erm if I say something which is in an in any way provocative , question me if you want to , cos that 's what we 're here for , to communicate . |