Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] us [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We might conceive of the aside as occupying a zone midway between the play and the audience ; we continue to experience the play , but we do so via the new information or attitudes given us by the character or characters speaking the asides . |
| 2 | However , the prior hypothesis led us to the finding in the rural high oil worker category ( table II , both for all ages and the 0–4 age group . |
| 3 | The Tisseran itself is now in the Bate Collection ( illus.4 ) : its painted and gilded case reminding us of the harpsichord the princess is playing in The music party . |
| 4 | He is also firmly committed to proactive management : ‘ This is n't the kind of business environment in which we can set targets and expect something to happen , and we 're not waiting for an economic turnaround to provide us with the kind of results we want to turn in . |
| 5 | Spice drew us round the world , showed us it was round , and led us to confront ourselves again . |
| 6 | Stewart joins us on the line now good morning Mr . |
| 7 | In narratives as diverse as Jane Eyre and Great Expectations , we are aware , when reading , of a certain inevitability of outcome : the writer has us by the hand — in his or her hand , almost — and we know we will be led , not necessarily to a happy conclusion but that the narrative will be resolved at a place that feels safe and right , that leaves us satisfied . |
| 8 | Part of the process of gaining control over our lives involves us in resisting their attempts to box us in the pigeonhole of ‘ client ’ — and to expose their self-styled , self-seeking efforts to elevate their second-hand knowledge about disability into a ‘ profession ’ . |
| 9 | Mr Trelawney met us at the cave . |
| 10 | We had dinner with Jochen and Ingrid and Jochen showed us over the school . |
| 11 | Therefore it is suggested that for the husband whose outrage forecloses the possibility of a mere divorce proceeding , a clear case exists for having the courts carve out an exception to the three-year rule so as to allow a suit to be brought for nullity through fraud or mistake.56 To the protesting reader who may feel that this spurious reasoning leads us into the realm of nonsense , the only answer is that it is the purpose of this paper to provoke a re-examination of certain fundamental values and ideas . |
| 12 | " If we do n't run into any trouble and the brook takes us through the wood , " he thought , " we really shall be clear of the warren and then we can look for somewhere to rest for a bit . |
| 13 | ‘ How pleasant , then , for you to relax on this assignment , ’ Roman countered smoothly , a steely note beneath the surface , ‘ knowing that family friendship absolves us from the need for stiff formality . ’ |
| 14 | Jesus ' sufferings draw us into the love of God and show us how much he loved us . |
| 15 | Spurs coach Doug Livermore said : ‘ Andy 's young but in every pre-season game , he was so good , his performances hit us in the eye . ’ |
| 16 | Codemasters ' director David Darling said : ‘ The fact that Sega has chosen to wait to sue until just before our commercial launch shows this is a blatant attempt to keep us from the market they control . ’ |
| 17 | One of our walks took us to the top of a huge escarpment at a place called Losiolo , or World 's View . |
| 18 | " Did n't you and David interrupt us in the study on my birthday ? |
| 19 | Barney took us to the airport , and when we arrived next day in Hong Kong , it was warm and sunny . |
| 20 | The car took us to the Monument , and then we saw the Worm . ’ |
| 21 | Fardine took us to the edge of his terrace , where his own pigeons were kept in a large coop . |
| 22 | Richard Branson saved us over the boredom . |
| 23 | A mule clattered past , its straw panniers thrust us against the adobe wall . |
| 24 | We are likely to repeat previous styles to get us through the pain , but a point can be reached where the old ways no longer work . |
| 25 | Instead of ribs , the machine has a canvas roof to shield us from the weather , and although one can peer out through slits here and there , the effect is of travelling in a closed world , like an outsize gypsy wagon . |
| 26 | Headmistress Shirley Cunningham greeted us at the school gates with her own highly appropriate joke . |
| 27 | Headmistress Shirley Cunningham greeted us at the school gates with her own highly appropriate joke . |
| 28 | But dear oh dear , headmistress Shirley Cunningham greeted us at the school gates with the world 's oldest joke . |
| 29 | We 've asked four top designers to join us for the day and show just how they would accessorize the little black dress that is a staple of this season 's wardrobe . |
| 30 | I followed them onto a narrow , crumbling ledge above the ravine where the wind hurled us against the wall . |