Example sentences of "us for our " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there were not this evidence that at this point he is only hazily in command of what he is doing , we might ask — though to no purpose , I think — whether Eleanor 's fiddling of her uncle into the see of Canterbury is presented to us for our approval , or the reverse . |
| 2 | 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 ! |
| 3 | A reply came thanking us for our letter and saying it is receiving attention . |
| 4 | All cancellations incur a charge payable by you to compensate us for our offices . |
| 5 | All cancellations incur a charge payable by you to compensate us for our estimated losses and expenses , calculated as shown here as a percentage of the total holiday price of the person(s) making the cancellation , inclusive of all extras except holiday insurance premiums as shown here . |
| 6 | The British officers of the crack Arab Legion entertained us for our weekend . |
| 7 | Our fathers disciplined us for a little while as they thought best ; but God disciplines us for our good , that we may share in his holiness . |
| 8 | He hates us for our dress and our bloodlust . |
| 9 | These proud people who carry all their possessions with them pity us for our rooted existence in cities . |
| 10 | No doubt the grand-old Victorian would have reprimanded us for our thriftlessness , extravagance and improvidence . |
| 11 | They 're persecuting us for our beliefs . ’ |
| 12 | If you are interested in our products but are unable to visit us please phone or fax us for our mail order lists . |
| 13 | ‘ The ambulance came to take her away she kept thanking us for our help . ’ |
| 14 | Bishop O'Brien made us feel that we were a very important part of the world-wide Church and he encouraged us for our future as adult members of the Catholic Church . |
| 15 | As control of pests and diseases consists basically of subjecting them to conditions or substances that are harmful to them , we have to recognize that , as they have all evolved defences of one kind or another — and very successfully too , which is why they are still on this Earth and contending with us for our roses — somewhere in their life cycles are periods and stages when they are more exposed and vulnerable . |
| 16 | The influence of Kant 's aesthetic theory on the forgoing of immediate pleasure is clear and explicit ; Simmel states that ‘ We desire objects only if they are not immediately given to us for our use and enjoyment ; that is , to the extent that they resist our desire ’ ( 1978 : 66 ) . |
| 17 | Not content to blame us for our appalling living conditions and poverty , officials and experts seemed determined to persecute us as well . |
| 18 | Some are there to suck our blood , while others are content to compete with us for our meagre stash of private food . |
| 19 | 1751 " And in regaird Shawfield was in use to ffurnish three setts of News papers for this Country , till of Late that the same was withdrawn , And that at first Erecting of the post office here , Shawfield agreed to Continow the same with us for our Encouragement in keeping up of a post . |
| 20 | 1751 " And in regaird Shawfield was in use to ffurnish three setts of News papers for this Country , till of Late that the same was withdrawn , And that at first Erecting of the post office here , Shawfield agreed to Continow the same with us for our Encouragement in keeping up of a post . |
| 21 | Thank you , we believe we are , but please join us for our future strength lies firmly in our membership . |
| 22 | Frank Kelly thanked us for our efforts and I somehow was volunteered again to make the reply . |
| 23 | ‘ Martin , ’ she said , almost urbanely , ‘ you must forgive us for our daughter . |
| 24 | Join us for our main programme at 6.25pm . |
| 25 | God does n't stand over us like an angry judge wanting to convict us and sentence us ; rather he watches over us with love and tenderness , always willing to forgive us for our misdemeanours and mistakes . |
| 26 | ‘ My niece , ’ he said , ‘ wished to thank us for our kindness following the death of Sir Ralph . |
| 27 | They 've stopped their work just now and they 're joining us for our morning worship along with some children from James Gillespie 's High School Choir . |