Example sentences of "be [prep] us [verb] " in BNC.
Previous page Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 31 | And it 's no good saying , ‘ It is for us to determine the good life . |
| 32 | All that remains is for us to discuss and agree your particular account requirements . |
| 33 | The most painful — ’ He paused , corrected a slip of the tongue , and went on , ‘ The most painless way is for us to keep out of each other 's way until you can leave . |
| 34 | Er the reason for the get-together is for us to look closely at the aspirations of the group within the immediate future , and taking us forward three to five years . |
| 35 | ‘ A priority now is for us to learn how to live in a democratic society . |
| 36 | The only thing which can save your life is for us to amputate your left leg . ’ |
| 37 | er and some of the solutions that are offered to reduce those crimes involve women restricting , their movements and their freedoms , but I think one of the other reasons why generally people who are victims of crime be they men or women feel guilty is because one of the implicit elements in tradition crime prevention strategies is for us to reduce the opportunity for crime |
| 38 | Each image is like a candle and it is for us to embroider our minds so that they are like the constellations of the heavens — Rumi 's harvest of stars . |
| 39 | The fitter we become and the more energy we expend on a regular basis , the easier it is for us to maintain our new figure . |
| 40 | It 's a bit like us watching a what 's name film with the words up , but only without the words , it 's like us watching that , to him . |
| 41 | But I suppose it 's like us going over there and eating frogs ’ legs . ’ |
| 42 | That 's like us look . |
| 43 | Although I think it 's with us having the None Of A Family ourselves that I 've adjusted so well . |
| 44 | The table that 's before us indicates that there are about sixteen hundred dwellings within the area defined by ten miles . |
| 45 | If the answer 's no we do not approve then it 's up to us , the onus is on us to do whatever we can , wherever we have any control to prevent it happening . |
| 46 | The onus is on us to extend our understanding of that society , rather than to insist on seeing everything in terms of our ready-made distinctions . |
| 47 | As such foods become more widely available , the onus is on us to put our money where our mouths are . |
| 48 | Mr Bill Trythall , the AUT president , said : ‘ The pressure is on us to regard universities less as centres of academic excellence and more as productive enterprises , the analogues of manufacturing industry . ’ |
| 49 | Our guide Sam gave us very clear instructions — he did n't need to emphasise how important it was for us to do exactly as he said . |
| 50 | As the young owls had fledged , he said that we might expect to find them anywhere in the area , and that the best idea was for us to fan out and scan the branches . |
| 51 | Jock instilled into us that the end product of our training was for us to become independent in every way , operating either alone or in very small groups . |
| 52 | What was needed was for us to get together with an arbitrator . |
| 53 | What little friendship , humanity , good nature there was between us has gone . |
| 54 | And tonight Will was with us to tell us a little of his work . |
| 55 | And we once went to Scotland , then breakfast in it , when Pauline was with us did n't , were n't it John ? |
| 56 | Asked how the impasse was overcome a spokesman for ICL Moscow says : ‘ It was by us taking a firm line . |