Example sentences of "be for us [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | ‘ A priority now is for us to learn how to live in a democratic society . |
| 32 | The only thing which can save your life is for us to amputate your left leg . ’ |
| 33 | 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 |
| 34 | 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 . |
| 35 | 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 . |
| 36 | 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 . |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | What was needed was for us to get together with an arbitrator . |