Example sentences of "[verb] us [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The C E C have had twelve months , the sections have been up and running , they should have learnt from the experiences over the last twelve months because all that they 've done is presented us with the same document with the exclusion of the one issue of the two year conference . |
| 32 | He is a zealous Cassandra , frantically warning us about the Trojan Horse of Monsieur Delors 's federalism . |
| 33 | Doreen 's letter told us about the mysterious sickness . |
| 34 | He told us about the longest race in Norway ; he had taken part and had done very well , finishing very close to the front of the ‘ amateur ’ racers ( as opposed to those who race dogs for a living ) . |
| 35 | ‘ They insisted that they held the meeting at a place of their choosing and only told us at the last minute . |
| 36 | This we did by making sure every request for spare parts , made on order slips , had been met by the delivery of these parts told us by the exact delivery slip . |
| 37 | Elstir 's paintings persuade Marcel of their truth , but it 's a truth which is different from the intellectual truth which he first brought to his initial contemplation of those paintings , and Marcel says that in this way , by his art , Elstir frees us from the cramping tyranny of the intellect , by painting , and again I quote , ‘ by painting some unusual picture of a familiar object . |
| 38 | Hilary assured us of the continuing interest in Medau in Britain shown by the Medau Schule in Germany and teachers will be very pleased to learn that a new movement block in Coburg is to be named after Molly . |
| 39 | ‘ It is the only thing that will defend us in the present crisis , ’ says Reddy . |
| 40 | I do n't see us as the best band in the world ; we 're just putting out records because the rest of the music scene is so crap at the moment . |
| 41 | Here were people through no fault of their own , government policy , mismanagement and lo and behold , our union kick us in the bloody face because you 're unemployed . |
| 42 | That and the Governments troubles should keep us off the front page for a day or two . |
| 43 | Mr Chairman , in his er , video to us , er drew attention to the , both the external and internal challenges which face us at the present time . |
| 44 | Another Greek has cut down a Trojan who falls under the handle , leading us to the other side . |
| 45 | If they do not ( and the track record is not good ) , they will be responsible for leading us up the wrong path ( again ) and they will create yet greater levels of exhaustion and disaffection . |
| 46 | They joined us at the far end of the church , Benjamin shouting at the Santerres to stand back . |
| 47 | Thomasino Boyd , who joined us for the last couple of years , and before that ( in Scots accent ) Doogie Rae . |
| 48 | Not only does the text tend to be repetitious but each item of gear if prefaced by an otherwise blank page informing us of the Key Point to be gleaned in that section , pearls of wisdom such as : ‘ A file is useful for sharpening the edges of your … hooks . |
| 49 | By various tricks which save us from the full load of naive combinatorics , one can show that the student 's original result ( 61 with red eyes , 23 with white ) gives Mendel 's explanation a backing of nearly 100% ; so the professor was right . |
| 50 | This leads us to the disturbing conclusion that there is a degree of subjectivity in identifying a stretch of language as discourse — it may be meaningful and thus communicate to one person in a way which another person does not have the necessary knowledge to make sense of — yet in practice we find that discourse is usually perceived as such by groups , rather than individuals . |
| 51 | This leads us into the next stage of whole-healing , namely diet . |
| 52 | Our clothes , living space and total environment all separated us from the outer world . |
| 53 | Erm Lisa is that I 'm not quite sure , from the York University student rooms , is in to help us with the big box pile up . |
| 54 | His plight affects us like the unwilling martyrdom of a saint who wants to be like other men . |
| 55 | A tall muscular Lance-Corporal ( I think ) in a red beret and camouflage suit stepped into the doorway of the coach , gave us all a knowing look , and stepped out and nodded us through the outer gate . |
| 56 | It immediately protects us from the impossible situation one meets in the literature with remarks such as : " The Aalenian of Mr X , which is the Bajocian of Mr Y , should in fact be regarded as part of the Toarcian " . |
| 57 | And they like the computer teacher he wo he se he taught us from the very beginning step by step , or even how to plu plu push the plug in . |
| 58 | Des hurries us off the main road down the alleys , past some interesting graffiti to where his yellow Capri has collapsed beneath a lamp-post . |
| 59 | We did not really listen , but it helped to put us in the right mood . |
| 60 | Frequently they would meet us at the Sunday-school gate , and we would go for a walk before tea . |