Example sentences of "[verb] us for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | To compensate us for the expense of processing your booking and for the risk that we may not be able to resell the holiday we charge a cancellation fee on the scale shown below . |
| 2 | They have accepted us and used us for the furthering of the Kingdom here in Taquaral . |
| 3 | Fencing for Nursery Playgroup A letter has been received from the playgroup thanking us for the provision of the fence . |
| 4 | Fencing for Nursery Playgroup A letter has been received from the playgroup thanking us for the provision of the fence . |
| 5 | No , well they 've actually done something this time , the accountant 's going to be there , I mean when we went last time they just said we know nothing about running a hall , we bought you here to tell us and charged us for the privilege . |
| 6 | God forgive us for the vipers in our midst |
| 7 | Tomorrow , of course , Kathleen Long joins us for the Phone the Doc slot . |
| 8 | But let us for the moment look at the word that signifies the process or action itself : the word kill . |
| 9 | Let us for the time being not take a stand on this issue but address ourselves to the whole phenomenon in its strong sense . |
| 10 | Let us for the moment take it as established that dog has a general sense , denoting the whole species , irrespective of sex . |
| 11 | The Government 's figures — let us for the moment assume that they have an accuracy which the Government 's abysmal record on predicting poll tax bills certainly does not justify — show that average council tax bills this year in Langbaurgh would have been £470 and in Middlesbrough £447 — £170 and £153 respectively higher than the equivalent fair rates bills . |
| 12 | This data set , coupled with extensive satellite observations , will give us for the first time a essentially a snapshot view of the behaviour of the ocean . |
| 13 | However , nothing had prepared us for the abundance and variety of scallops , mussels , every species in the shrimp to lobster continuum as well as some very funny-looking goose-neck barnacles . |
| 14 | We expected a big postbag but nothing could have prepared us for the fantastic response we received ! |
| 15 | Nothing had quite prepared us for the sheer presence of king penguins . |
| 16 | Although having accustomed ourselves to ‘ polyfilla based nutrition ’ nothing could have prepared us for the fish which was served at one of the so-called meals . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Nothing , however , quite prepared us for the momentous last months of this decade . |
| 19 | They are narrative , and tell us of a situation , or prepare us for some significant message : Once having told us the story , set the mood , and prepared us for the shout of a choir of angels , Handel could paint a triumphant musical fresco with just a few poetic words : |
| 20 | We all do things together and it lifted us for the game on Saturday . |
| 21 | Her forehead shines whitely above the dark glasses ; she has not been well but the resting home has allowed her to visit us for the afternoon . |
| 22 | Thomasino Boyd , who joined us for the last couple of years , and before that ( in Scots accent ) Doogie Rae . |
| 23 | The Club Captain , John Gunne and Lady Captain , Josie McPhillips joined us for the Outing and for the evening celebrations . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Neither rejection , protest nor availability prepares us for the demands which celibacy is making on us nowadays . |
| 26 | He has a vision of it as a vehicle which prepares us for the presence of God . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Before training , Barry called a meeting and said the chairman had accused us of being greedy bastards and blamed us for the fine . |
| 28 | Finn 's Hotel will enable us for the first time to approach the encyclopedic Finnegans Wake with a true and not misleading knowledge of its origins and of the prototypes of its protagonists . |
| 29 | Apart from joining us for the evening meal and when she ran short of pesetas , we saw little of her for the rest of the holiday . |
| 30 | ‘ … and this is Folly , who will be joining us for the first time this weekend . |