Example sentences of "they [verb] us for " in BNC.
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1 | Because they all hate us , they hate us for being different , for not being them , for their own not being like us . |
2 | Then they asked us for lunch . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | What on earth would they nick us for ? ’ |
5 | 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 . |
6 | They accept us for what we are , and that 's it . |
7 | But Charlton joint manager Alan Curbishley said : ‘ They slaughtered us for half an hour — but only half an hour . |
8 | They thanked us for coming . |
9 | 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 . |
10 | They bill us for PAYE and VAT , and they do n't hang around . |
11 | ‘ They blame us for their problems , I mean even though we have lived here for many , many generations . |