Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] we for " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Granny had been living with us for some time . |
| 3 | And what the force will say to us is that the force has overall priorities and they take precedent and that is to get sixty four P Cs back on the street , and our problems they will be looking to us for imaginative solutions |
| 4 | We send in negative data on our peers — those who are competing with us for more powerful positions . |
| 5 | Prince Alexis — who 's been staying with us for ages — asked me to marry him , and I said no . |
| 6 | Streatham Hill Theatre ( now a bingo hall ) was on the pre-West End circuit , and we had chorus girls staying with us for weeks at a time . |
| 7 | ‘ She 's been staying with us for a few days . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ Lady Isabel will be staying with us for a short time . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Comrade Wu , our guide who is coming with us for the rest of the tour , is teaching us some Chinese in the evenings , and we are trying out some new phrases every day and causing them some amusement . |
| 11 | There were hundreds of companies coming to us for funds and they were meant to be writing their business plans properly and cogently . |
| 12 | You will also find a splendid array of fine performers who are coming to us for the first time — many surely due to be favourites of the future . |
| 13 | ‘ This has been hanging over us for too long . |
| 14 | The prospect had been hanging over us for so many months that once Father ceased trading , it was as though the weight of worry was lifted . |
| 15 | We had sergeants and inspectors jumping on us for the least little thing and very often trying to get us into trouble , whereas young fellows learning the job , what we needed was assistance . |
| 16 | Mr Giles of Grimethorpe Motors has been advertising with us for two years and he is delighted with the results . |
| 17 | ‘ Sara Lee 's been playing with us for a while ; it was Scott Litt ( REM producer ) who recommended her , and I love the way she plays bass . |
| 18 | Let us get the great working for us for a change . ’ ’ |
| 19 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that , if the Government were to introduce proposals to toughen up sentencing policy — to impose stiffer sentences — we could look forward to Opposition Members agreeing with us for the first time ? |