Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] us for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think BT should compensate us for the concern and inconvenience these mystery calls cause , perhaps by reducing bills for that quarter . |
| 2 | No , that 's what I 'm saying , we 've identified one person who 'll join us for the summer . |
| 3 | He used to ask us for the pearl off our coats , collars , put on the horses , make 'em all . |
| 4 | This data set , coupled with extensive satellite observations , will give us for the first time a essentially a snapshot view of the behaviour of the ocean . |
| 5 | Finn 's Hotel will enable us for the first time to approach the encyclopedic Finnegans Wake with a true and not misleading knowledge of its origins and of the prototypes of its protagonists . |
| 6 | I said you had already called … she will join us for the lunch . ’ |
| 7 | And he added , ‘ Please do n't send along the young pseudo-philosopher who will tell us for the umpteenth time that , of course , he fully understands the Bank 's attitude . |
| 8 | Such conflicting views or theories of style will concern us for the remainder of this chapter , but rather than argue that one view is wholly superior to another , we shall try to harmonize the apparent conflicts , so that at the end of the chapter , we shall have worked through to a balanced view of what stylistics is about . |
| 9 | This is an appalling tragedy which will haunt us for the rest of our lives . |
| 10 | We are unlikely to reach any definite agreement , but the debates will strengthen us for the next time , and weaken the impact of tangential arguments about policy presentation . |
| 11 | Many of the water companies are now considering installing meters so that they can charge us for the amount of water we have actually used . |