Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] we for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fallon , also enjoying the most important success of his career , said : ‘ The stands ’ side led us for a furlong , but our side was in command after that . ’ |
| 2 | Or the more punchy ‘ How would you like to buy some shares in Gibbs Building Contractors — ‘ Do n't pick your contractor/ By throwing a dice/ Bring GIBBS into the game/ Ask us for a price ’ . ’ |
| 3 | The light dazzled us for a bare ten years with its brilliance , before it was extinguished . |
| 4 | Tiny children , barefoot and dirty , tried to generate enough courage to touch us for a few fils ’ . |
| 5 | This would not apply , for instance , to reference use of the library , where public use qualifies us for a discount on book purchases , but would apply for , say , postal loans of slides , commercial enquiries , online searches , photocopies and so on , where such services would use staff time and involve paying for resources which we would not otherwise have to buy in . |
| 6 | TO our delight Edinburgh 's own novelist Lucilla Andrews accepted and invitation to visit us for a formal presentation of some signed copies of her books . |
| 7 | That weekend , we had a glorious ride and walk in Derbyshire , and our family joined us for a meal . |