Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] us to [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To help get this message across the Come & See Programme is designed to allow us to be frank and open about what we do and to allow the public to hear the true story behind nuclear power . |
| 2 | Although party polemicists ( especially the Tories ) frequently referred to the existence of a fundamental conflict between a Whig monied and a Tory landed interest , recent research has warned us to be cautious of accepting such remarks as an accurate description of social and political realities . |
| 3 | When I got there he was pleased to see me ; he seemed to expect us to be able to do something about his leg but of course we could n't . |
| 4 | He 'd only have wanted us to be happy . ’ |
| 5 | He said : ‘ The West and the Americans keep telling us to be realistic . |
| 6 | ‘ This sort of thing can actually work out to a station 's ultimate advantage if handled correctly , which it has been , since you 've shown us to be flexible and public-spirited . |
| 7 | It 's crazy saying that when they 've forced us to be nomadic . |
| 8 | I knew that word … but only that morning had warned us to be quiet whenever was around . |