Example sentences of "[noun] can [vb infin] us [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So we er , schools can approach us as the Engineering Council and say , we 'd like some help , and quite obviously , they all want some help when they look at the actual syllabus of a design and technology itself ! |
| 2 | Only magazines as risky as Mediterraneans can take us into the sort of culture where the same writer can be both Keats and Dylan . |
| 3 | These are all roads where the pedagogical tradition has pointed signposts in the wrong direction , making us search for English ( the nature of English conversation , at least ) where it is not — and where only a careful analysis of natural conversational data can get us on the right road again . |
| 4 | The writer then explores what research can tell us about the impact of national policies on families , the impact of community attitudes , children 's experiences of divorce and step-families and some of the traumas children suffer in the course of family life , sometimes so great that they are driven to run away and then incur other serious problems for which inadequate provision is made in the community as a whole . |
| 5 | As violent crime against elderly people seems to increase , the resulting moral outcry can blind us to the fact that huge numbers of elderly people are abused in their own homes by carers — sons , daughters , husbands , wives , other relatives as friends , and paid carers . |
| 6 | Tragically the story of God 's wrestling match makes all too good sense , and a tale which bears so clearly the marks of its primitive beginnings can take us to the very summit of Calvary , and deep into the still broken heart of God . |
| 7 | So far in this chapter we have considered what patterns of gaze and the distribution of pauses can tell us about the kind of units which might be involved in the planning of spontaneous speech . |
| 8 | Residuals can tell us about the general level of variability of data over and above that accounted for by the fit ; we can judge atypical behaviour against this variability , as measured , for example , by the midspread of the residuals . |
| 9 | In the meantime , closed questions can start us on the path to fuller negotiation . |
| 10 | Porn can teach us about the simple mechanics of lesbian and gay sex . |
| 11 | Only a miracle can get us to the United States next summer now . |
| 12 | Both the external and the internal factors can affect us at the physical , emotional , mental and spiritual levels . |
| 13 | Meditation can bring us into the immediate presence of God . |
| 14 | I 'm sure your sister can see us to the gate . |
| 15 | The language used is direct ( ‘ That man wanted to fuck you , ’ Karate warns the boys ) and the lessons clear : people with AIDS need our help and support ; condoms can protect us from the HIV virus . |
| 16 | The language used is direct ( ‘ That man wanted to fuck you , ’ Karate warns the boys ) and the lessons clear : people with AIDS need our help and support ; condoms can protect us from the HIV virus . |
| 17 | When we turn to God in prayer and supplication with thanksgiving , God will fill us with the peace which passes all understanding , nothing in all creation can separate us from the love of God which is expressed in Jesus Christ his son , our Lord . |