Example sentences of "[noun] [vb -s] [verb] us [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | This accursed recession has blinded us to the fact that we are well placed , vis-a-vis our competitors in Europe , to create wealth . |
| 2 | Thus , a consideration of earlier work on DMVs has led us to the conclusion that the settlement patterns we actually see on the maps and in the landscape consist of a range of settlements , at various stages of development at all periods ; everything , in fact , from surviving medieval villages to totally abandoned farm sites . |
| 3 | Hello there … this week summer sport has brought us to the south coast to take a look at a sailing revolution that 's being pioneered from the heartland of Central South … we 're going out on the solent to sea test a boat which is reckoned to be the formula one of the water |
| 4 | A is indeed more precise , but only in a trivial sense , for in B does present us with the same referent as in A. If , on the other hand , the lines changed places , so that we read : |
| 5 | Conor 's hit us with the big one . ’ |
| 6 | It is when we make an attempt to clarify it that the confidence begins to desert us in the face of difficulties . |
| 7 | ( Recall Fodor 's example of blinking when a good friend goes to poke us in the eye . ) |
| 8 | Sergeant Bragg remembered that your friend Aubrey Rivington has assisted us in the Past — through your good offices . |
| 9 | The bread and the wine are consecrated with the reminder that ‘ through Jesus , God has freed us from the slavery of sin ’ and given us a life that is free of such bondage . |
| 10 | This tournament has put us on the map and we are keen to develop it further . |
| 11 | God means to free us from the bondage to the self-centredness and self-vindication which marked us in the old days , and has equipped us with the Spirit of the Messiah to set us free to serve him unselfconsciously , effectively and joyfully . |
| 12 | Henry Porter doubtless spoke for many when he wrote recently in the Guardian : ‘ Little in the post-war years of decline in Britain has prepared us for the deep sense of unease now being experienced by its people . |
| 13 | The word serves to remind us of the importance of that element so far not introduced into the discussion : diplomacy . |
| 14 | The wildfire growth of the Boy Scouts serves to remind us of the enormity of the Edwardian era 's preoccupation with its youth , and the groundswell of not only national enthusiasm but also deep funds of social anxiety . |
| 15 | Our discussion of the evolution of the logogen model has led us to the following view of the organisation of the mental lexicon . |
| 16 | That ability has led us into the more specialized areas and it has demonstrated that success was not just getting through the traumas of the 70s and taking costs out of the business , but in finding different directions in which to take the business . ’ |
| 17 | Our body clock has woken us for the next day after only a minimal opportunity for extra sleep . |
| 18 | This discussion has led us into the third and perhaps most important question : since the assumptions will generally be untrue , how robust are the results to minor modifications of the assumptions of the model ? |
| 19 | In case we become aware of its tricks , the Ego tries to throw us off the scent , by projecting aspects of itself onto the outside world . |
| 20 | A recent pronouncement by a former Education Minister serves to remind us of the kind of thinking we must guard against . |
| 21 | The hound wakes , growls , shakes itself , and with a show of haste begins to pull us towards the four corners of the great morning . |
| 22 | Michael has told us down the pub , if they had more than a week 's notice |
| 23 | ‘ The Palace wants to portray us in the worst possible light . |
| 24 | ‘ Our visit has impressed us with the skill and the quality of our soldiers , and with the risks they run . |
| 25 | And John 's got us onto the next one I see . |