Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] us for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If ever he used to take us for a spare lesson , all he used to do was draw on the blackboard the scrum lineouts and things . |
| 2 | And erm you know and I had a letter then from Mr , saying that they would consider us for a place , in the flats . |
| 3 | I wonder what price the bookies would give us for a Central South treble ; that 's Oxford to win the Boat Race , Gloucester to reach the Cup Final and Swindon to beat West Brom . |
| 4 | ‘ Mary , my dear , you will excuse us for a moment . |
| 5 | and then that will take us for a period of about probably three months cos we 're saying we 'll done one at least every six weeks . |
| 6 | I imagine he is impressed and that he will invite us for a coffee after , but when I look again he is gone . |
| 7 | Having tried several adjustments to the system over the past 6 years , I hope this provides a format which will serve us for a good while into the future . |