Example sentences of "was for us " in BNC.
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| 1 | Finally , as if rewarding us for our efforts , Yuri provided us with what was for us the highlight of the day — an impromptu performance ( to a disco beat ) which left us in no doubt at all as to why this tall , handsome athlete is Russia 's leading ballet super-Tsar ! |
| 2 | In that period as we danced , sang and recited night after night in the Cabaret Voltaire , abstract art was for us tantamount to absolute honour . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | As far as the RAF was concerned , they had this nice little lull when losses fell substantially , so it was for us a calm period in the storm . |
| 5 | After snarling a few choice remarks at them from the corners of our mouths , such as , ‘ Get lost ! ’ or ‘ Beat it ! ’ , which we understood to be good American for , ‘ Please go away , we do not wish for company , ’ we managed to rid ourselves of a few of them , but two of the most persistent followed us until we were clear of the town , and then we realised that the only way to be left alone was for us to be really rude . |
| 6 | The demob was as slow for them as it was for us . |
| 7 | What was needed was for us to get together with an arbitrator . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Discipline was rigid and we respected it , but resented it too , because of a particular juvenile arrogance that must have been founded on the knowledge that the world was changing a lot more than they realised , and it was for us that it was changing . |
| 11 | It reminded me yet again that our captivity was as much of a strain for them as it was for us , here in Lebanon . |
| 12 | But her smile was strange — as if she was sharing a secret with me , that this was an illusion it was for us two , not the old man , to foster . |
| 13 | was for us . |
| 14 | But they said that that was for us and we said the garages , it 's sort of run down now and no use in trying to build it up again . |