Example sentences of "[vb infin] we [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | People who do n't know we drove for miles in the rain so that it might reach them in time . ’ |
| 2 | This is particularly so in circumstances where accountants carry out what are referred to as ‘ corporate finance activities ’ ( broadly , corporate finance related work and much of the corporate advisory work you might expect us to undertake for you ) . |
| 3 | I would n't normally say anything like this but having drawn 4 out of our last 5 games then I ca n't even see us qualifying for europe anymore . |
| 4 | I would n't normally say anything like this but having drawn 4 out of our last 5 games then I ca n't even see us qualifying for europe anymore . |
| 5 | ‘ For instance , I 'll bet he ca n't tell me where you 'd like us to go for supper . ’ |
| 6 | The presenting problem should be recognised , for example , ‘ Your niece wondered if you would like us to arrange for you to come out for the day once a week ? ’ |
| 7 | I like us to think for a little while this morning just what it means to be a Christian , we 've been hearing and seeing and been challenged and accepting Christ as our saviour and over the week in Harlow a number made that response and not only in Harlow and in Earls Court but right across the country and into Europe and into Africa as well , through the , through the life link , men and women who have been challenged into accepting Jesus Christ as their saviour and I 'd like us to think for a little while this morning just what it means to be a Christian now obviously as we perhaps know er , and , and , and God work clearly shows to us that it is not in being religion , somebody well said that religion is man 's attempt to find God but the gospel is God 's method of seeking out and finding men and so just as the same as you 've seen that bridge of life illustration and we try with our planks to get across to God we ca n't make it , |
| 8 | Most of us , at least occasionally , go home , switch on the TV , switch off our minds , stretch out in a comfortable chair and let the box keep us entertained for the evening . |
| 9 | ‘ Yeah , ’ Billy yawned back , ‘ should keep us going for a week at least . ’ |
| 10 | On on on that note , can I suggest we adjourn for lunch , meet back here at two o'clock , prompt start . |
| 11 | But that does not stop us yearning for a glamorous tan . |
| 12 | Mr Rees says : ‘ Apart from the Americans and Doug Gardiner , we will also have top British coaches in attendance which will enable us to cater for beginners , intermediates and experienced players . ’ |
| 13 | W would have we got for this one , say ? |
| 14 | Perhaps i i it 'll encourage us to look for a shorter route through to the , the , the solution . |
| 15 | From the meeting that m that Trevor and I had with Keith the other day , erm Keith is actually working in support of us to try and m maintain us working for them in the future . |
| 16 | Mother and lots of other people would say we were too young to love truly , they would have us wait for our ‘ years of discretion ’ ; at what age one is supposed to be abnormally discreet I do not know , all I know is that I have not arrived there yet , and I hope I never will . |
| 17 | Now , we did n't have a recession in nineteen eighty six , but I would suggest that augers rather better than the mongers of gloom and doom would have us believe for nineteen ninety one . |
| 18 | The diglossic approach to bilingualism would have us look for particular domains where Creole might be selected in preference to British English for interactions among second- generation speakers . |
| 19 | In fact , the widespread finding that the word for ‘ mother ’ in unrelated languages often includes the sound ‘ ma ’ might lead us to look for sound symbolism as the underlying common factor . |
| 20 | The distinction just seen with noun objects is also applicable to examples with the infinitive and will allow us to account for the distribution of to with cause and make . |
| 21 | If the Labour party did not want us to vote for its councillors , what confidence can we have in the people that it puts up for election ? |
| 22 | If any of our players make a mistake then Wigan will make us pay for it . |
| 23 | In some other far-flung continents not even the plants can be trusted to leave your flesh intact , and exotic colourful insects that would make us reach for our cameras here land on your arm and lay eggs in it . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , do n't make us beg for it , Suzie , ’ the blonde said impatiently . |
| 25 | You will find us waiting for you outside Royston . |
| 26 | We said that this in no way lessens the grief , but it does perhaps help us prepare for the event . |
| 27 | It would help us to plan for the future if you would be so kind as to take a few minutes to fill in this questionnaire . |
| 28 | So a range of behaviour is very important in influencing that we identify where we 're coming from and where the other party 's coming from as well , so that we can maybe begin to mould our behaviour and decide what is appropriate maybe on some occasions towards a passive actually gon na help us achieve for influence . |