Example sentences of "[v-ing] we for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her last entry reads : ‘ Letter from girl thanking us for concert tickets . |
| 2 | She 's meeting us for lunch , by the way . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I have always gotten the sense that museums , which are very active in lobbying us for money , take the essential position : ‘ Give us the money and leave us alone ’ ’ , Brodsky announced at a hearing last week . |
| 4 | ‘ Grandfather is expecting us for tea in the summer-house . ’ |
| 5 | Will you be joining us for lunch ? |
| 6 | ‘ Something tells me you wo n't be joining us for dinner tonight . ’ |
| 7 | In a few days they 'll be back here begging us for food . ’ |
| 8 | The press blamed us for Labour 's defeat , the Tories blamed us for Labour 's defeat and now it looks as thought the Labour Party is blaming us for Labour 's defeat . |
| 9 | This is just asking us for permission for them to apply for planning permission . |
| 10 | It is interesting , is n't it , that er I knew the road to Damascus was long , but I did n't realise it were that long cos on the second of July the Tories moved an amendment at P and R criticising us for spending money on the Lord Mayor 's car , but I 'm glad to see that you 've come back to the fold . |
| 11 | There are no conditions specifically attached under the IDO but of course we have obligations — the county minerals officer will be pursuing us for restoration quite rightly — what we 'd like to do is go beyond the basic restoration and make it much better . |