Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] for us [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But people will remember this tour for us losing the Tests . |
| 2 | ‘ I guess that things would have to change very , very materially in conditions of childcare support in this country for us to see a dramatic rise [ in women returners ] . |
| 3 | If , therefore , it is difficult at this stage for us to establish with any certainty general patterns of cause and effect between ‘ industrialization ’ and the relatively autonomous conjugal family , it may be possible for us to argue that there is at least a degree of fit , a congruence , between these two elements . |
| 4 | On the 18th Braid hit his 2nd shot into the road and he ‘ might have damaged the steam roller ’ so it is some comfort for us to know that the course 's own architect was penalised by his own design . |
| 5 | Possibly a little touch like this has more meaning for us belonging as we do to a mechanical age , than it would have had for our ancestors , who were unaccustomed to the click of an electric switch and its attendant results ! |
| 6 | There 's very little reason for us to meet again . ’ |
| 7 | We compare what we are seeing with what we know , to see if there is enough resemblance for us to treat the new thing in the same way as we would have treated the known thing . |
| 8 | ‘ The recent announcement did not contain enough information for us to know what will really happen . |
| 9 | Theoretically , her biological clock is ticking away , although in practice , there is still enough time for us to split up , find new partners , get to know them and start a family . |