Example sentences of "us for [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reasons for this apparent perversity are probably now lost to us for all time . |
| 2 | DESPITE the advent of cassettes and CDs the analogue record is likely to be with us for some time yet , and in every amplifier used for playing them is an equaliser to modify the signal derived from the pick-up cartridge . |
| 3 | Granny had been living with us for some time . |
| 4 | An aggressive mob of youngsters had been closely dogging us for some time and , emboldened by our apparent failure to notice them or to quicken our pace , had begun throwing stones . |
| 5 | ‘ Mark , ’ she began , ‘ you 've been with us for some time . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 've turned her loose in the hotel boutique , ’ Roman murmured , ‘ so she wo n't want either of us for some time . ’ |
| 7 | Underground work is going to be with us for some time . |
| 8 | Most of these newer techniques of systems analysis and design have in fact been with us for some time , but were not brought together until the publication of the above texts . |