Example sentences of "us over the " in BNC.
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| 1 | All these factors — and many , many more which are now a fact of our fast-paced , deadline-packed daily lives — are still helping to create symptoms of stress to the point where a single encounter with an apparently dyslexic British Telecom directory enquiries operator can all but tip us over the brink . |
| 2 | ‘ Some used electric sticks , some beat us over the head with handcuffs , some beat us with rifles ’ . |
| 3 | Some used electric sticks , some beat us over the head with handcuffs , some kicked us , some pulled and pushed us , some beat us with rifles . |
| 4 | I thank all the people who have supported us over the past eleven years and assure them that T.R. Shipping will be every bit as dedicated in the future . ’ |
| 5 | Too many people have seen us over the past two or three days so anything I do will be linked to you . |
| 6 | This short article is to let you know what has happened to us over the last few months . |
| 7 | Their needs alone would have been enough reason — were enough — for a number of us over the next three to four years to stay in a male organization , with largely male resources for mainly male callers and to join with some of those men to change it . |
| 8 | In doing this , he takes us over the ground first , telling us what to expect , what to look for , so that when the hurricane does hit it hits us harder : |
| 9 | ‘ Oldham have a great record against us over the years , ’ he adds . |
| 10 | Of course , the Zim 's rock 'n' roll and Country leanings have become obvious to us over the years , but back then this was provocative stuff indeed . |
| 11 | One of the marvellous things about this record is that there 's so many references to all sorts of things that have happened to us over the last couple of years . |
| 12 | My French climbing partner and I met in Toulouse and a short drive took us over the Pyrenees into Spain . |
| 13 | Send to Alternatively , you can dictate your letter to us over the telephone . |
| 14 | From Alta , which is a small fishing village , our chosen route took us over the high plateau towards Varanger Fiord . |
| 15 | Sun is looking to shoot down Silicon Graphics Inc with Freedom , admitting that its graphics specialist neighbour in Mountain View , California , has been ‘ a major irritation to us over the last few years . ’ |
| 16 | You 'd have had us over the edge in a minute ! ’ |
| 17 | We walked the long , covered-in wooden bridge which led us over the Hundred Foot River to the members ' observatory . |
| 18 | At the Din as Reserve we followed the nature trail ; a board walk steered us over the bossy bits . |
| 19 | She 's been staying with us over the Christmas holiday . ’ |
| 20 | Alternatively , you can dictate your letter to us over the telephone . |
| 21 | All that we said in Part 2 about exploiting the control video gives us over the material is as relevant to the teacher trainer as it is to the teacher . |
| 22 | The hotel leaflet ends a few paragraphs on : ‘ The Newton has had many celebrities who have stayed with us over the years , including the late Harold Macmillan and Charlie Chaplin … ’ |
| 23 | Mike , an ex-philosophy student , was going off to Germany in the New Year ; Naomi from Bristol was about to embark on a Museum Studies course at university ; Liane , a weights and measures official , was one of the many volunteers who had helped at Uppark after the fire ; and Hugh , a quantity surveyor currently between jobs , set out to astound us over the next few days with his minimalist clothing ( some ancient jeans which were fashionably ripped at the crotch and a pair of lurid , exceedingly short shorts ) . |
| 24 | Bob McMillan , managing director of Honda Racing , said : ‘ Joey has done a lot for us over the years and he thoroughly deserves this gesture . |
| 25 | As a weak sun died and the shadows closed in around us , we saw the high pointed gables and turreted walls of the fortified manor house beckoning darkly to us over the treetops . |
| 26 | Several Q.T 's have joined us over the months and have greatly enjoyed getting to know the students and working with them . |
| 27 | Our President has covered one or two major issues that concern us now and which will continue to concern us over the next few years . |
| 28 | The discussions between the County Council and the District Council go back some considerable time , over the proposed level of provision in the district statement erm the core strategy for employment , and there is a particular issue between us over the distribution of this land within the district , in terms of its compatibility with the structure plan strategy . |
| 29 | There 's something special about things that come to us over the centuries . ’ |
| 30 | You will quickly realise , however , that it is a fact of life that the Magpies and the Mackems , despite having had consistently poorer teams than us over the last decade , will always grab the headlines . |