Example sentences of "[vb base] [be] with we [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Mark , ’ she began , ‘ you 've been with us for some time . ’ |
| 2 | If they 've been with us for quite some time there are always ways we can enhance people 's skills are n't there ? |
| 3 | erm certainly numerically controlled machine tools , they 've been with us for a number of years now and there 's no doubt about it that micro-electronics is having an influence , or advances in micro-electronics are having a way in which they are implemented , but I feel applications of that type it requires quite a large amount of flexibility in being able to program it to set up one machine , program it differently to set up another machine , say , or to produce one component and another component and so on , so that I think there one is thinking and looking at a more sophisticated type of computer than , say , a simple microcomputer that we 've been talking about earlier . |
| 4 | Yes , it 's always sad to say farewell to colleagues that have been with you for a number of years , but all things have to come to an end , we say farewell with sadness and er fond memories to those who 've been with us for so long , but we welcome all those who are joining us and we can promise them a thriving future . |
| 5 | Though these problems are a characteristic feature of modern life , they have been with us for a very long time . |
| 6 | Fashion and make-up have been with us for a very long time indeed — there are make-up palettes surviving from ancient Egypt — and although men in certain times and cultures may devote a lot of effort to their appearance , it has remained chiefly a feminine domain . |
| 7 | ‘ Almost everyone in the court was in tears — even the legal teams who have been with us for two years , ’ said Mary . |
| 8 | Over 19,000 people have worked for Delta for more than 10 years and over 11,300 people have been with us for over 20 years . |
| 9 | Defamation , blasphemy and sedition have been with us for centuries , but in recent years new rods have been fashioned and old ones polished for editorial backs : breach of confidence , contempt of court , official secrecy , " D " notices , incitement to disaffection , prevention of terrorism , copyright — the grounds for censorship are legion . |
| 10 | CFCs — the main problem — have been with us since the 1930s , a valued invention because they are non-toxic , non-flammable and cheaper to make than any known substitute . |
| 11 | Apples have been with us since the dawn of time , in countless varieties of colour , shape and size . |
| 12 | I suspect that tensions concerning rights , freedoms and responsibilities have been with us since the earliest days of humanity . |
| 13 | ‘ I further assert that these spores have been with us since the birth of mankind . |
| 14 | Electric cars have been with us as milk floats for many years . |