Example sentences of "us for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | If ever he used to take us for a spare lesson , all he used to do was draw on the blackboard the scrum lineouts and things . |
2 | The light dazzled us for a bare ten years with its brilliance , before it was extinguished . |
3 | The biggest developments in men 's fashion in the past few years — the explosion of sportswear in everyday clothes , the return of knitwear and the gradual softening of the suit 's construction — are more than likely to stay with us for a good few seasons yet . |
4 | Having tried several adjustments to the system over the past 6 years , I hope this provides a format which will serve us for a good while into the future . |
5 | It is a growing problem partly and one that is likely to be with us for a long time . |
6 | It is likely to be with us for a long time to come . ’ |
7 | And I remember to this day , though I was so small , that mother was very angry with me , for unclothing myself before the servant , who was a very nice girl who had been with us for a long time . |
8 | Leslie had a very good lot of men in his section , some of them had been with us for a long time . |
9 | It has seemed to us for a long time that something special about Foxton Locks and Inclined Plane is called for , and this is an attempt to meet that need . |
10 | We could hear the V2s thudding down onto London in the far distance , but the sound came over as a far-off double bang , which puzzled us for a long time until someone told us what it was . |
11 | Of course the phenomenological approach has been with us for a long time , and has been the primary source of evidence in the psychoanalytic tradition . |
12 | Well we all know from our own history books that fire has been with us for a long long time has n't it ? |
13 | Within a month of the start of the war it was beginning to appreciate its mistake , but the consequences will be with us for a long time to come . |
14 | It is true that it has been forecast as being upon us for a long time , but things are now really moving in some areas . |
15 | You may also get extra discounts on top of the no claim bonus shown above if you have had a policy with us for a long time and you have not made any claims . |
16 | You may also get extra discounts on top of the no claim bonus shown above if you have had a policy with us for a long time and you have not made any claims . |
17 | You may also get extra discounts on top of the no claim bonus shown above if you have had a policy with us for a long time and you have not made any claims . |
18 | You may also get extra discounts on top of the no claim bonus shown above if you have had a policy with us for a long time and you have not made any claims . |
19 | They have got a tangible programme from us for a devolved administration with something for all dimensions of the problem . |
20 | They have got a tangible programme from us for a devolved administration with something for all dimensions of the problem . |
21 | I wonder what price the bookies would give us for a Central South treble ; that 's Oxford to win the Boat Race , Gloucester to reach the Cup Final and Swindon to beat West Brom . |
22 | ‘ Because although we 'll try to outwit Balor , we might have him with us for a goodish while , ’ he said . |
23 | Well our company decided to send us for a fucking first aid course and this , it 's er most embarrassing on this particular night we 'd stopped in er in the Chapel Hill in Lisburn |
24 | Come now — get your hat and join us for a quick walk . ’ |
25 | ‘ Come now — get your hat and join us for a quick walk , ’ said Mr Utterson . |
26 | These multitudinous associations — and more could easily come to mind — prepare us for a sentimental reunion scene ( if it is Emma ) or an adoption scene ( 'Let me be your father' , etc . ) . |
27 | Join us for a fun day out on the Dash Discovery Trail on Sunday June 7 — and bring your family and friends ! |
28 | TO our delight Edinburgh 's own novelist Lucilla Andrews accepted and invitation to visit us for a formal presentation of some signed copies of her books . |
29 | Am I right in saying that Susan 's with us for a full year every Wednesday and John is supposed to be with us for a term but it 's been extended has n't it |
30 | He left us for a glamorous Frenchwoman and he never even sent me a card in all that time . ’ |