Example sentences of "we have [vb pp] for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She reminded me that I was a married man — forbade me to approach her or speak to her again in that way , but at the same time I knew I had made her think about the old days — the attraction we 'd had for each other which she could not deny . |
| 2 | He 's six foot two , blue eyes and curly hair , and all the girls are mad jealous because we 've fallen for each other . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm not leaving here until we 've done for that bastard . |
| 4 | In ninety two , three by point six seven and in the budget we propose tonight we 've asked for four point five five million . |
| 5 | because if one division , we know how many , each d i if we 've got for each division the number of agreements , the number of sessions , the number of staff we 've got three common factors , different numbers obviously |
| 6 | In fact , the light weight , the attractive looks , the easy-feeling neck and the light , low action make it one of the most pick-up-able guitars we 've had for some time . |
| 7 | If one person is prevented getting AIDS by this officer , we 've paid for that person for two years , and I think practically every one of these posts that Queenie takes great offence at is producing a useful end product , and the other point is that Government legislation year after year after year puts more responsibilities on the City Council , the new Environmental Protection Act is a good example . |
| 8 | We had looked for some impact from the presence of women in senior positions in school , but the highest percentage of women at Scale 4 or above in any school was 35 per cent . |
| 9 | Smith , in India to watch both the Madras match and Friday 's final Test at Bombay said : ‘ One of the big reasons we have gone for four-day championship cricket is that it will encourage spinners to play a bigger part in our domestic game . ’ |
| 10 | Garden Life could turn out to be the most valuable contribution to conservation we have seen for some time . |
| 11 | President Michael Ainslie noted ‘ a greater level of consignment activity than we have seen for some time . |
| 12 | One of the most blatant and invidious pieces of political skulduggery we have seen for some time . |
| 13 | ‘ We have applied for charitable status and we have come up with a slogan , Only Together We Can Win . ’ |
| 14 | As you are aware we will not be receiving all of the Grant that we have applied for this year and have been told by the Sports Council that our Grant is to be reduced over the next 3 years and then cease . |
| 15 | We have argued for greater competition in the gas industry than the Government have ever sought to provide . |
| 16 | figure is the highest level that we have granted for any riot expenditure , and could involve a sum of between £5 million and £7 million , depending on the claims . |
| 17 | ‘ We have waited for this moment for 28 years . |
| 18 | We have waited for some time for any scheme , let alone one that would justify being called better than the proposals of 1979 . |
| 19 | One practice we have followed for some time in mid-week housegroups is to follow up and apply further what has been taught on Sunday . |
| 20 | And in that figure I 've just given you we have allowed for extra provision in some cases like for the national curriculum in the education sector , additional spending for under fives and taking on board the requirements in Social Services for care in the community and the children 's bill , although those have been , of course — the care in the community proposals have now been delayed and they are being phased in over three years . |
| 21 | The Major , a close confidant of the Princess , added : ‘ We have known for some time that some very senior members of the IOC have the knives out for our sport . |
| 22 | We have known for some time that this can not have been the case . |
| 23 | ‘ The decision to print elsewhere was a commercial one , for we have known for some time that the quality of our printing of newspapers leaves a lot to be desired , while our commercial printing side is first class . |