Example sentences of "us for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I imagine he is impressed and that he will invite us for a coffee after , but when I look again he is gone . |
| 2 | So , the businessman goes across the road to the people running the schools , and says , ‘ These are the jobs we want filled , if you can teach the children these skills we will give them priority if they come to us for a job when they leave . ’ |
| 3 | Or the more punchy ‘ How would you like to buy some shares in Gibbs Building Contractors — ‘ Do n't pick your contractor/ By throwing a dice/ Bring GIBBS into the game/ Ask us for a price ’ . ’ |
| 4 | It is a growing problem partly and one that is likely to be with us for a long time . |
| 5 | It is likely to be with us for a long time to come . ’ |
| 6 | And I remember to this day , though I was so small , that mother was very angry with me , for unclothing myself before the servant , who was a very nice girl who had been with us for a long time . |
| 7 | Do join us for a glass of cognac or champagne . |
| 8 | She 'd been with us for a year when we went for a day 's walk in the country . |
| 9 | ‘ People try to take us for a ride from time to time . |
| 10 | Leslie had a very good lot of men in his section , some of them had been with us for a long time . |
| 11 | It has seemed to us for a long time that something special about Foxton Locks and Inclined Plane is called for , and this is an attempt to meet that need . |
| 12 | Namely he has expressed his wish to King Leopold of the Belgians and requested him to press us for a withdrawal . |
| 13 | Let the road run beneath us for a while . |
| 14 | Tiny children , barefoot and dirty , tried to generate enough courage to touch us for a few fils ’ . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Contact us for a copy of the appropriate catalogue . |
| 17 | ‘ Let's invite him to stay with us for a few days , then you can ask him yourself . ’ |
| 18 | When Shanti had been with us for a few days , a friend said to me , ‘ I saw Michael out with the baby in the pram , and I do n't think I 've seen a man look happier in my life . ’ |
| 19 | Our younger daughter came with us for a year to Australia , where Michael had a visiting Professorship at Sydney University . |
| 20 | In August , we rented a house in Wales , and Shanti and Chris , our son Barney and his wife Veronika , and their children Mark and Rachel all joined us for a seaside holiday . |
| 21 | That weekend , we had a glorious ride and walk in Derbyshire , and our family joined us for a meal . |
| 22 | About fifteen years ago , we had a Nigerian girl living with us for a few months before her marriage , and she was married from our house . |
| 23 | He stayed with us for a while in Salisbury early in 1921 and I can still hear him thumping away on the piano singing his favourite song ‘ Signora ’ in a not very tuneful voice . |
| 24 | These young London detectives would come out with us for a meal , after we 'd finished the court-work , go down to several famous pubs , and order several drinks . |
| 25 | We could hear the V2s thudding down onto London in the far distance , but the sound came over as a far-off double bang , which puzzled us for a long time until someone told us what it was . |
| 26 | One day during the early summer , Guy Gibson of Dam Busters fame flew in to Bourn and was with us for a few hours . |
| 27 | The effects of the adrenaline which prepared us for a fight or flight situation actually work against us when we can not do either . |
| 28 | Though these problems are a characteristic feature of modern life , they have been with us for a very long time . |
| 29 | She looked pleadingly at Tamar as she said , ‘ Mebbe when t'summer comes , your Mam 'll let thoo come and stop wi' us for a few days . ’ |
| 30 | This code allows you to actually record any production music before you come to us for a licence . |