Example sentences of "we [am/are] [v-ing] [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And by ‘ supporting ’ the war we can feel we are exercising responsibility for the state of the world . |
| 2 | It is Ego that thinks we should constantly fret about our family and the future , in case God decides we are taking life for granted , and hurls down a bolt of lightning . |
| 3 | ‘ If we are taking responsibility for the stock and the write-off of obsolete and redundant stock , then the supplier is giving us improved discounts ; that 's essentially the deal , ’ Mr Barker answers . |
| 4 | We are taking responsibility for people who we were not taking responsibility for before so it is n't sort of entirely buckshee money which we distribute , there are real responsibilities here . |
| 5 | Clive Calver notes four things in its favour : ‘ One — it sets goals and avoids the waffle of ‘ we are seeking God for spiritual growth ’ . |
| 6 | Alliances We are seeking opportunities for alliances with other companies to strengthen individual business sectors and so position ourselves to maximise profitability in the future . |
| 7 | The newspaper was demanding that the public be given a good show for their money : ‘ It is still necessary to ask ourselves whether we are getting value for money . |
| 8 | She points to the additional 1.9 per cent which is being offered for growth and argues the more explicit guidelines are there to ‘ make sure we are getting value for money ’ . |
| 9 | ( Now thanks to Nancy Barclay 's resourcefulness and the generosity of her employers we are storing books for Christian Aid in a lawyers ' office until Mrs. Paton 's cellar is ready again ) . |
| 10 | In addition , we are making provision for an increase of 10 per cent . |
| 11 | And we are making provision for executive housing in our area as well as erm er outside the area . |
| 12 | We are negotiating terms for the field 's development . |
| 13 | The thousands of children who are born every year , we do n't even know in this country how many there are , because the figures the ca n't be kept , er er and these tend to be children erm born of er , anonymous donors and and I think that as a society we are wreaking such problems for the future , we 're creating secrets for families , and I would really like to hear from my fellow women here about that . |
| 14 | It 's as if we 're taking responsibility for men 's problem , but if I want to be safe , I feel I have to . |
| 15 | ‘ As greige weavers , we 're using Tencel for strength and other properties . |
| 16 | We 're postponing things for a week . |
| 17 | We 're building shops for the new town . |
| 18 | ‘ Mummy , we 're having mussels for dinner tonight ! |