Example sentences of "[v-ing] we [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You 've been slowly starving us to death , ’ they said . |
| 2 | In the immediate context of The Possessed Kirillov delights even while he is dismaying us by pushing theory — the novel 's Paper Person motif , that is — to the very limit , the born gambler 's limit . |
| 3 | Oh , Jesus , she 's driving us up the wall . |
| 4 | Who are these ‘ villains ’ driving us into a state of national agoraphobia ? |
| 5 | Juan quickly established that Avila was nowhere near the rescue base ( had we followed the consul 's directions we would have ended up three hours away ) and within an hour he was driving us into the heart of the Sierra de Gredos . |
| 6 | Driving us to the wall |
| 7 | Hence Jacques Derrida 's influential concept of ‘ différance ’ ( translated in English as at once difference and deferral ) , a concept enabling us to ‘ reconsider all the pairs of opposites on which philosophy is constructed and on which our discourse lives , not in order to see opposition erase itself but to see what indicates that each of the terms must appear as the différance of the other , as the other different and deferred in the economy of the same ’ . |
| 8 | However , the range of scientific techniques will also grow , no doubt enabling us to provenance materials with greater speed and accuracy in the future . |
| 9 | It is God as Spirit who brings us the intimate presence of God to us , enabling us to be friends of God . |
| 10 | The harsh , brittle sound of the old black discs , always a considerable drawback , has been replaced by a wholly revitalised and much more flattering aural image , enabling us to fully appreciate what remains a classic of the gramophone . |
| 11 | We can work with the class to create a story in which they all have a stake , slowing it down at particular moments , thereby creating strong dramatic tension , deepening understanding and also enabling us to value publicly the contribution of particular children . |
| 12 | The latest flare-up between the two countries — following last summer 's ball-tampering claims and counter-claims — is a direct result of Graveney 's remarks following the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , when he said : ‘ They have been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 13 | After the infamous Mike Gatting-Shakoor Rana row in 1987 , Graveney , 65 , said of Pakistan : ‘ They 've been cheating us for 37 years and it is just getting worse and worse . ’ |
| 14 | It is as if an invisible force field is keeping us at arms length . |
| 15 | We would like to thank our colleagues , Peter Brown , Dick Jones , and Eve Wilson ( who also teach on our undergraduate electronic publishing courses ) for their help and ideas , and our students for keeping us on our toes . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't understand why they 're keeping us in here , ’ he grumbled . |
| 17 | Montague and the sergeant-major called incessantly , keeping us in line . |
| 18 | Erm so he 's keeping us in limbo really |
| 19 | What we did say did n't encourage them to chat as we 'd always turn the conversation round to why they were keeping us like this . |
| 20 | A reply came thanking us for our letter and saying it is receiving attention . |
| 21 | Her last entry reads : ‘ Letter from girl thanking us for concert tickets . |
| 22 | ‘ The ambulance came to take her away she kept thanking us for our help . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I have n't the faintest idea what you 're thanking us for . ’ |
| 24 | Fencing for Nursery Playgroup A letter has been received from the playgroup thanking us for the provision of the fence . |
| 25 | The Service Consultancy initiative is a major benefit to clients in this area and I have already received many letters from customers , advised by the circular in their invoicing , thanking us for this additional feature . |
| 26 | Fencing for Nursery Playgroup A letter has been received from the playgroup thanking us for the provision of the fence . |
| 27 | The tree was decorated with lights by and his team of engineers , and was such a spectacle it resulted in a letter in the local paper from Santa Claus himself , thanking us for putting it up . |
| 28 | I 'm sure it wo n't be long before she is on the most popular chat shows , telling us of commissions she has undertaken and regaling us with tales of her life when she was actress Delia Abraham , co-starring in the TV version of Nell Dunn 's Up The Junction , and appearing in rep alongside Kate O'Mara . |
| 29 | Within two weeks we were encouraging our readers to lobby their MPs concerning the restrictive Night Assemblies Bill , Robert Tripp was regaling us with tales of groupies and interviews had taken on a new air of contention , seriousness and madness . |
| 30 | Following toasts to the University , to Convocation and to our Guests , Mr Orme rounded off the evening by regaling us with some reminiscences of his early days in Parliament , where he has served for Salford West from 1964–1983 and Salford East since 1983 during which time he has held several posts in Government and on the Opposition front bench , and going on to more recent experiences whilst visiting Eastern Europe as the moves towards democracy gathered strength . |