Example sentences of "[was/were] [adj] for us [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Witches chairman Dave Pavitt said last night : ‘ The Speedway Control Board , who liaise with the Speedway Riders ’ Association over work permits , were happy for us to have a permit for Polish rider Miroslaw Kowalik . |
| 2 | No reports were available for us to see , although there were files on the children in each area . |
| 3 | She did this quickly as visiting time was over and the staff were anxious for us to leave . |
| 4 | It was usual for us to call when we took the horses over to Mickleton to be shod . |
| 5 | I explained that we men were ready to stay if the meeting felt it was right for us to do so . |
| 6 | If it was wrong for us to acknowledge our love while Dennis was alive , it would be even more wrong to deny it now . |
| 7 | ‘ It was crucial for us to secure this contract . |
| 8 | ‘ At 2.4% for items over FFr300,000 it was impossible for us to compete , now it is possible ’ , said M. Curiel . |
| 9 | It was impossible for us to pay her direct debit whether it was 25p or £25 overdrawn . |
| 10 | It was untenable for us to continue to support and put energy into a political movement which in no ways respected or reflected our separate identity and struggle as Irish women . |
| 11 | But it was hard for us to see exactly how we had altered , beyond having some rough edges polished off and getting a better focus on some of our ideas and ambitions . |
| 12 | When we toured with the Inspiral Carpets — which was good for us to do at that point — we 'd only done 20 gigs as a band , and were n't experienced in the ‘ problems ’ of a support act like monitors being mysteriously unplugged during the performance , and an ever-shrinking stage , but we still did the business ! |
| 13 | Yes , at sunrise on Christmas Eve four years ago and , it was important for us to do exactly what we wanted because erm it was a second wedding for both of us and it was also erm we wanted to have something that represented sort of the aspirations of love and so , sunrise erm , and on the top of a hill did that for us . |
| 14 | It was important for us to ensure that parents understood what ANDES position was , as the mass media was so intent on branding us as Communists in the hands of the Soviets . |
| 15 | The pace is a yard quicker out here and it was important for us to get the measure of the speed of the New Zealand game . |
| 16 | ‘ But it was important for us to play together as much as possible , whether it was to a new crowd or just the same old people . |
| 17 | He too was happy for us to continue our journey — no photographs , of course — and there was every reason why he should have been . |
| 18 | It was fantastic for us to win at Birkdale . |
| 19 | It was rare for us to go into the city together . |
| 20 | However , following the case of Sofi v Prudential and the 1989 I O B Report it was necessary for us to revise our interpretation in this respect . |