Example sentences of "they [verb] us for " in BNC.
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| 1 | These proud people who carry all their possessions with them pity us for our rooted existence in cities . |
| 2 | There are arguments for all possible positions , but none of them convinces us for long ( see chapters 1 and 5 ) . |
| 3 | Because they all hate us , they hate us for being different , for not being them , for their own not being like us . |
| 4 | Then they asked us for lunch . |
| 5 | They joined us for breakfast that first sunny morning on the terrace of our secluded villa tucked amid the pine trees by the sparkling blue sea . |
| 6 | What on earth would they nick us for ? ’ |
| 7 | And they accept us for what we are and we 've got a good erm relationship with the the people w who are left in er the flat complex . |
| 8 | They accept us for what we are , and that 's it . |
| 9 | But Charlton joint manager Alan Curbishley said : ‘ They slaughtered us for half an hour — but only half an hour . |
| 10 | They thanked us for coming . |
| 11 | He had the operation the next day and they took us for a couple of minutes and that was it — they just did n't care . |
| 12 | They bill us for PAYE and VAT , and they do n't hang around . |
| 13 | ‘ They blame us for their problems , I mean even though we have lived here for many , many generations . |
| 14 | We almost wished we could ask one of them to join us for a meal . |