Example sentences of "it was [adj] for us " in BNC.
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| 1 | I explained that we men were ready to stay if the meeting felt it was right for us to do so . |
| 2 | ‘ It was crucial for us to secure this contract . |
| 3 | I suppose it was good for us , but we did n't think so at the time . |
| 4 | It was good for us . |
| 5 | I thought it was good for us . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It was rare for us to go into the city together . |
| 8 | It was impossible for us to pay her direct debit whether it was 25p or £25 overdrawn . |
| 9 | ‘ At 2.4% for items over FFr300,000 it was impossible for us to compete , now it is possible ’ , said M. Curiel . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It was usual for us to call when we took the horses over to Mickleton to be shod . |
| 12 | ‘ It was difficult to help because it was dangerous for us , you know . |
| 13 | It was fantastic for us to win at Birkdale . |
| 14 | It was lucky for us all , was n't it , boys , that fancy new Saks store opened up on Fifth Avenue just before we came away ? " |
| 15 | Actually it was lucky for us because when John rang up the |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | It was painful for us all to see a delightful candle being progressively snuffed out by the royal system and an empty marriage . ’ |
| 22 | If it was wrong for us to acknowledge our love while Dennis was alive , it would be even more wrong to deny it now . |
| 23 | ‘ Not everybody chose to go there , ’ Joan Sims recalled , ‘ but it was wonderful for us all to be there . ’ |