Example sentences of "for us [prep] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 George Petchey was a driving , inspirational wing-half and certainly one of the best in that position in the old 3rd Division South , but he joined the Palace in the summer of 1960 to play for us under Arthur Rowe .
2 We tried for compensation and we 've got Tony Baldry , who we 're going to see Saturday , and he 's going to try and claim for us under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Act .
3 So our thanks to those people past and present , sung and unsung , who 've worked with us and for us through ten demanding , deadline-defying years .
4 free to come and go and er there is a contribution that 's held at the back , but here in , in the talk it 's highlighting their various ways , this is one of them that we can keep spiritually awake is by being aware of the need for financial contributions , Jehovah has done much for us through his organization and we can show love for him by full support with our time and finances and then another one look stay awake by showing love to you and act loyal sometimes it 's easier to show love to some in the congregation than others , we naturally have an affinity for one another and certain types of personalities seemed to gel with others do n't they ?
5 O K so look let me just go through these notices er for today 's tutorial period , one or two changes erm again a thought for the week from the chaplain to begin with , during the approaching season of Lent , the best thing we can do is to centre our thoughts on what Jesus Christ did for us through his passion , death and resurrection .
6 Bob McMillan , managing director of Honda Racing , said : ‘ Joey has done a lot for us over the years and he thoroughly deserves this gesture .
7 He said : ‘ Jason Gardiner played for us over here last night and he did very well , but Airdrie in the Premier League is a different proposition altogether .
8 ‘ It was a really important result for us considering our league position .
9 Can you possibly arrange for a BVU copy to be made for us for posting by Thursday this week ?
10 All our buddies that worked for us for 50 years were just living and drinking and eating like fucking Rome … it was just hell and it had to stop . ’
11 Well , imagine how different our life would be for us for a start .
12 Erm , they 're writing on behalf of the , to apply for a grant as detailed in the advert , erm , and basically , erm , it 's , it , they 're , they 're , they 're really asking for us for help to keep the thing running .
13 Let us get the great working for us for a change . ’ ’
14 Is there anybody that can look into that for us for next week ?
15 Murray Kidd did a good job for us for three years , but he had obviously had a greater affinity for three quarter play than forwards . ’
16 next thing I remember was being undressed and in bed with Debbie standing there with a boiled egg on a tray , saying mummy were so sorry you 'll never do Christmas again , you 've done it for us for forty years , we shall do it for you now .
17 It were real they were really good blankets my mother had bought them for us for er er wedding present
18 Mother bought that for me for Chris for us for Christmas and you 've never played it ?
19 Oh I do n't know a bit more for us for us women I think .
20 he 's got to be himself , for , yeah selfish it 's been easier for us for transport problem , if Paul decides to go somewhere else I think you 've got to give 'em them freedom to do it , freedom of choice
21 In the bustle of everything , none of us noticed her do it — there was no reason for us to .
22 Yes means a time for us to be together , us and only us in a place that is beautiful and special and quiet and does n't know just how amazing a love is about to transform it into one of those Indian summer memories that make deaf old ladies grin knowingly , when you think they are dead in a deckchair on the sea front .
23 Submitted another letter from Bob to Housing Dept in which he expresses concern about the effects on the children and asking for us to be re-housed in a safer area .
24 ‘ Better for us to be involved than you personally , John . ’
25 For us to be reduced to the level of a Balkan state is very hard .
26 Miklós Vajda : Here in Hungary it would be very difficult for us to be integrated quickly into a structure like that of the European Community .
27 It 's easy for us to be friendly and kind to people that we think highly of or that we want to impress .
28 What I would like is for us to be able to poke about a bit ; see if there are any angles in the Livesey case that might lead back to this girl .
29 We are not all made of the stuff of John Weller , nor should it be necessary for us to be so .
30 After snarling a few choice remarks at them from the corners of our mouths , such as , ‘ Get lost ! ’ or ‘ Beat it ! ’ , which we understood to be good American for , ‘ Please go away , we do not wish for company , ’ we managed to rid ourselves of a few of them , but two of the most persistent followed us until we were clear of the town , and then we realised that the only way to be left alone was for us to be really rude .
  Next page