Example sentences of "[vb -s] we for " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is significant because that covers us for paying you commission . |
| 2 | Tomorrow , of course , Kathleen Long joins us for the Phone the Doc slot . |
| 3 | ‘ An ’ then he prosecutes us for cuttin' animals up in a public place , ’ Jake went on . |
| 4 | The quarterly newspaper Wood News continues to be our principal source of communication and in 1992 we established a network of local Correspondents to ensure that news from all companies reaches us for publication . |
| 5 | Stanza three 's shockingly different mythology prepares us for ‘ This withered root ’ . |
| 6 | Jacob 's demand for a blessing is only what we would expect , and yet it prepares us for the turning point in the story , which follows immediately afterwards , and takes us back into the clearer air of the larger narrative . |
| 7 | Neither rejection , protest nor availability prepares us for the demands which celibacy is making on us nowadays . |
| 8 | Desire for God prepares us for delight in God . |
| 9 | Nothing prepares us for his next move . |
| 10 | He has a vision of it as a vehicle which prepares us for the presence of God . ’ |
| 11 | The association of sex and musical imagery reaches a splendid climax in this tale as Alison and Nicholas enjoy " " revel " " and " " melodye " " in bed to a devout musical accompaniment as : The use of animal imagery to describe Alison prepares us for her response to Nicholas 's first assault : while the images of the trave , a frame for holding a horse to be shod , and of the final night of the tale " " derk … as the cole " " , prepare us for the brief scene at Gerveys the blacksmith 's forge ( 3760 – 85 ) . |
| 12 | ‘ Boggers ’ takes us for science and he is , by common agreement , a bit of a wimp — at least he is on some days . |
| 13 | He takes me and picks me up from school and takes us where we wan na go you know , off to the shop , off to here , off to get some get some drink and takes us for a drive and |
| 14 | When it comes to operational issues and manpower , the stock answer is that information on the running costs of individual units is not held centrally and could be provided only by the use of disproportionate time and effort , yet the Minister criticises us for not being more specific . |
| 15 | The Labour party attacks us for not operating a fair system , yet the old rating system offered relief in the form of rebates . |
| 16 | We do n't mind you giving us rubbish , provided you charges us for it as rubbish . ’ |
| 17 | There are arguments for all possible positions , but none of them convinces us for long ( see chapters 1 and 5 ) . |
| 18 | Hugh chides us for selling at what he regards as low prices , but he forgets that our hobby not our source of income ; it is a way of relaxing during evenings and weekends when the serious business of earning a living is over . |
| 19 | Again , then , we find our ‘ abnormality ’ being explained ultimately in terms of our impairment , which qualifies us for admission to an unavoidably disadvantaged category of people . |
| 20 | This would not apply , for instance , to reference use of the library , where public use qualifies us for a discount on book purchases , but would apply for , say , postal loans of slides , commercial enquiries , online searches , photocopies and so on , where such services would use staff time and involve paying for resources which we would not otherwise have to buy in . |
| 21 | The little booklet , which is turning up in the oddest of places , tells us for instance that ‘ Butter is a natural product — alternatives are different . ’ |
| 22 | This compensates us for the cost of processing your booking , advertising your holiday for sale , and reflects the risk that the holiday may remain unsold . |
| 23 | God asks us for what we have , not what we do n't have . |
| 24 | ‘ Next time he asks us for something , we will find it harder to say no , ’ said one of those present . |
| 25 | Again , the explanation still defeats us for the reason why and how Claxby box , locked up and deserted , could give the 5-5-5 bell code to Market Rasen ( the bell code for opening signalbox ) . |
| 26 | The rewards for those working in BP come in the quality of the opportunities it gives us for the future . |
| 27 | It is the property of the Widow and the Orphan who regard it as safe in your Hands , & in our case moreover it is the property of the Sovereign of the country who selects us for the deposit because he expects ( & expressly has declared that to be his motive ) to find in us , the nice Honour of Gentleman added to the common honesty & Integrity of Men of Business . ’ |
| 28 | Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best ; but God disciplines us for our good , that we may share in his holiness . |
| 29 | He hates us for our dress and our bloodlust . |
| 30 | It was you said how it was wrong to waste what the Good Lord provides us for nothing , only to throw away hard-earned cash at the Superstore buying second best . |