Example sentences of "[prep] us for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then we split up , half of us for the safe houses round the lakes and the rest of us headed into the mountains . |
| 2 | He does n't have to do anything , but about four Christmas 's ago I had the whole lot down , I had nine of us for the whole Christmas week , erm , Boxing Day I went in the kitchen , two of Diane 's friends had arrived , who lived in London and I went in the kitchen , I 'd had a bad dose of the flu virus that was |
| 3 | Others were with us for the first time — students from the Darlington area . |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | There is still much to be done but the more we ‘ get it right first time ’ the more confidence our customers will have to remain with us for the long term future . |
| 6 | ‘ We need the supporters and all I ask is for them to stay with us for the 90 minutes . ’ |
| 7 | Les left the party for what he calls ‘ the superior ideology of Moral Re-Armament , ’ and has worked with us for the past sixteen years . |
| 8 | It has been with us for the past 10 years . |
| 9 | As it seems that the ancient and archaic NDB is to remain with us for the foreseeable future , this might be a good time to take a closer look at its failings as an aid to navigation ? |
| 10 | We 'll be previewing the new speedway season , there 's a look at the greyhound news and a round up of all the local leagues , so stay with us for the next hour . |
| 11 | Johnny Miller played with us for the last two days . |
| 12 | He went away a lot , with his work , but he 's been back with us for the last year or so , off and on . ’ |
| 13 | I think erm there is some dispute as to erm what size the new settlement must be to become what 's termed an integrated and balanced community , and given the importance of this issue , and it has been with us for the last three years , ever since the new settlement was first proposed , erm I find it very surprising that North Yorkshire County Council have not undertaken any work of their own on this subject area , and have relied instead on a a residual approach to find the new settlement size , and I must say I find that very unsatisfactory , what North Yorkshire County Council are inviting you , erm , to accept is whatever size the residual for Greater York is , you know , has been in the past I should say , proposals from the public , from the private sector have come forward , an and the County Council have used those proposals as confirmation that the new settlement of that particular size was viable , it 's a sort of self fulfilling prophecy , now I think that 's unacceptable , what they have n't done is the second part of the technical exercise , which is to look at the thresholds of the various services and facilities required in the new settlement . |
| 14 | He had recently moved out to a house in the suburbs , and he sublet the house to us for the remaining three months on his lease . |
| 15 | Only after that will he turn the remaining details of his zombi control over to us for the final phase on the island . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The next issue of Leads is scheduled for January 1990 and the copy deadline for you to submit information to us for the back page is 15 December 1989 . |
| 18 | He 's a very contented baby , a joy to his parents and big sister , and today at nine weeks old ( 40+3 ) , he smiled at us for the first time . |