Example sentences of "[prep] we for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With the vision of Robert Emmet and the crucifix in mind , could the PIRA not stop to ask how they — or any of the rest of us for that matter — may redeem the bitter legacy of centuries by adding to it ? |
| 2 | There 's one teacher , he seems to have had a personal interest in each one of us for five years . |
| 3 | And er then he took it back of us for some reason . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've turned her loose in the hotel boutique , ’ Roman murmured , ‘ so she wo n't want either of us for some time . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Outrageous ! ’ was the cry ; ‘ We 've always had our Medau here — Some of us for twenty years ! ’ |
| 6 | During the past four years , and it really has only been with us for that long , desktop publishing has managed to get itself a fairly bad name among the professional graphics community . |
| 7 | ‘ If you remember , Luke Scott was with us for six months as a favour to the station 's director-general , who was a friend of his , because our listenership figures were dropping and we were losing advertising . |
| 8 | Actually , she 's only been with us for eleven months . |
| 9 | Greg , Pippa , Emily , Tom and Bill all came over from America , and stayed with us for eight days . |
| 10 | ‘ One of our sons was with us for eight months before going away to the other end of the earth — I could n't even phone him . |
| 11 | Our older son and his wife came to live with us for four months , between University and his first job . |
| 12 | ‘ Almost everyone in the court was in tears — even the legal teams who have been with us for two years , ’ said Mary . |
| 13 | Mr Giles of Grimethorpe Motors has been advertising with us for two years and he is delighted with the results . |
| 14 | She came out with us for two or three days and sort of sat you know up a bit and saw us , but then the next week she was really no good at all |
| 15 | Mr Chairman , the traffic problem has been with us for many years as our village existed before the motor car . |
| 16 | ‘ We are delighted that Shell has joined forces with us for this exciting project , which we feel holds a great deal of promise , ’ said Rupert Kidd , LOPL 's general manager . |
| 17 | Well daddy was to have been with us for this was n't he , for this meal ? |
| 18 | Ma tries her hardest to divide herself fairly between my own and Pa 's needs , but sometimes she must find it difficult , and it hurts her that , as yet , she can only be with us for these brief visits , and always seems tired . |
| 19 | Our younger son Barney and his wife lived with us for several years , and their son was born while they lived with us . |
| 20 | My family in Nottingham entertained a friend who stayed with us for several days . |
| 21 | ‘ Miss Sowerby , ’ Reid explained , ‘ has been with us for several years . |
| 22 | To adhere to the ( 1855 ) treaty that has been made , and which we on our side have kept … you have broken the treaty not we … that engagement was made with us for 20 years … |
| 23 | CROWD-PLEASER John Morrissey last night urged Tranmere fans : Stick with us for 90 minutes ! |
| 24 | ‘ I am hopeful that we will be able to persuade them to throw in their lot with us for next season . |
| 25 | DESPITE the advent of cassettes and CDs the analogue record is likely to be with us for some time yet , and in every amplifier used for playing them is an equaliser to modify the signal derived from the pick-up cartridge . |
| 26 | Granny had been living with us for some time . |
| 27 | ‘ Mark , ’ she began , ‘ you 've been with us for some time . ’ |
| 28 | Underground work is going to be with us for some time . |
| 29 | Most of these newer techniques of systems analysis and design have in fact been with us for some time , but were not brought together until the publication of the above texts . |
| 30 | We at Halpern and Woolf believe the recession has been with us for some months already ; the C B I takes the same view and they 're pressing for interest rate reductions now to restore business confidence . |