Example sentences of "[vb pp] us for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We expected a big postbag but nothing could have prepared us for the fantastic response we received ! |
| 2 | Henry Porter doubtless spoke for many when he wrote recently in the Guardian : ‘ Little in the post-war years of decline in Britain has prepared us for the deep sense of unease now being experienced by its people . |
| 3 | Nothing had quite prepared us for the sheer presence of king penguins . |
| 4 | Our body clock has woken us for the next day after only a minimal opportunity for extra sleep . |
| 5 | Well , I 've got , if you you just bear with me a moment , I still have one foot dragging in H one , but I thought we 'd got to the stage where in order to try and clarify thinking on the matter we ought to progress onto H two , erm , that just let me reveal the thinking , erm that , before I do that can I just say in terms of mechanics those of you who have just joined us for the first time , could you turn your name boards round so I can see them , thank you , and when you want to come in the normal practice is to put your name board on end , so it will attract our attention . |