Example sentences of "[vb infin] us [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This time it would suit us fine to stay behind the pace — and jump to the front as late as possible . ’ |
| 2 | Either will suit us fine . |
| 3 | This would give us overall price and quantity relatives of 341.6÷2 = 170.8 and 260÷2 = 130.0 respectively ; |
| 4 | To become a JANET site in our own right would cost approximately £10,000 initial registration fee , but this would give us complete control over the security and budget of the communication system , for the free exchange of non-commercial information between research institutions , which is not currently possible . |
| 5 | He does not give us simple explanations but he does give us useful ones . |
| 6 | In particular , while some things we can do give us great satisfaction , other tasks leave us cold . |
| 7 | Douglas McIldoon , of the EC , said : ‘ This document demonstrates that you have come a long way in this region and it will give us great pleasure in working with you to make it happen . ’ |
| 8 | We are already too stretched , and the law does not give us automatic ex access to time off for training , but we have got to ask , and we should commit the G M B to lobby for an extension of existing laws , and to lobby for various E C funds , and then we can begin to make a real impact on the environment . |
| 9 | When Madeleine did not reply , he continued eagerly , ‘ They 'd give us m-married quarters , but if you d-did n't like them , we could rent a house — whatever t-took your fancy . ’ |
| 10 | Analysis of progressions leading to dissociation ( at which point the progression breaks off to be replaced by continuous absorption ) can give us accurate values of dissociation energies for simple molecules . |
| 11 | VLIW technology running on Sparc will give us other markets to break into … and it 'll be great for Solaris too , if it is binary compatible . ’ |
| 12 | It 's one of the principal forces at the core of the universe , perhaps not the main force , but something that can give us immediate enlightenment if we … ’ |
| 13 | We must n't make buying things a substitute for developing the skills that will give us real and lasting confidence in ourselves . |
| 14 | Without betraying any secrets , or identifying any particular people , can you give us general cases that would illustrate this ? |
| 15 | But it does n't mean , it 's not , reality says that 's not possible , because central government will not give us additional money to spend on education . |
| 16 | He does not give us simple explanations but he does give us useful ones . |
| 17 | So far we 've only got Roy Castle , David Hamilton , and Russell Grant ( why did n't he give us advance warning about last season ? ) |
| 18 | The Russians should have the courtesy to move over for some miles into middle Asia , where there is an abundance of space that lies close to them but far from us : let Russia give us sufficient coast on the Black Sea so that , from there we can resettle our beggars and peasants in Asia Minor … |
| 19 | ‘ So you do n't give us full marks , Mr Didier . ’ |
| 20 | After any loss , damage or accident you must give us full details of the incident in writing as soon as possible . |
| 21 | After any loss , damage or accident you must give us full details of the incident in writing as soon as possible . |
| 22 | After any loss , damage or accident you must give us full details of the incident in writing as soon as possible . |
| 23 | After any loss , damage or accident you must give us full details of the incident in writing as soon as possible . |
| 24 | Bereiter 's mention of syntax provides a timely cue for looking at another area of research into writing development which , it was hoped , would give us clear indicators of development through the years of schooling . |
| 25 | erm I take refuge in the fact that this is what Proust says , and I report , erm I think this amounts to claiming that the artist can give us privileged insight into life . |
| 26 | And the libel action , if it comes to trial , will give us valuable national publicity if properly handled . |
| 27 | Even if the search for primordial black holes proves negative , as it seems it may , it will still give us important information about the very early stages of the universe . |
| 28 | PERMANENT reinstatement is not only costly in time and money — it can give us severe public relations |
| 29 | He 'd give us funny stories — the Colonel coming in the front door while Luke left through the back . |
| 30 | ‘ The Institute is greatly encouraged by the success of the scheme to date and the PM 's support will give us added impetus ’ . |