Example sentences of "[verb] us for the [noun] " 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 | Let us for the time being not take a stand on this issue but address ourselves to the whole phenomenon in its strong sense . |
9 | But let us for the moment look at the word that signifies the process or action itself : the word kill . |
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 | 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 . |
13 | 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 . |
14 | 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 : |
15 | We all do things together and it lifted us for the game on Saturday . |
16 | 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 . |
17 | The Club Captain , John Gunne and Lady Captain , Josie McPhillips joined us for the Outing and for the evening celebrations . |
18 | 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 . |
19 | He has a vision of it as a vehicle which prepares us for the presence of God . ’ |
20 | Neither rejection , protest nor availability prepares us for the demands which celibacy is making on us nowadays . |
21 | ‘ Before training , Barry called a meeting and said the chairman had accused us of being greedy bastards and blamed us for the fine . |
22 | Meanwhile Dave had gone to pick up the boss from Stuttgart Airport as he was joining us for the weekend . |
23 | ‘ I gather you 're going to be joining us for the world cruise ? ’ |
24 | 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 . |
25 | I said you had already called … she will join us for the lunch . ’ |
26 | No , that 's what I 'm saying , we 've identified one person who 'll join us for the summer . |
27 | It also did something to the plumbing , and it was decided not to keep us for the month we had been promised , but to billet us out to houses nearby . |
28 | This compensates us for the cost of processing your booking , advertising your holiday for sale , and reflects the risk that the holiday may remain unsold . |
29 | Too easily it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy : ‘ We ca n't expect the majority of students to do very well — so do n't blame us for the failures . ’ |
30 | Charged us for the plates , too . |