Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [prep] us [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The phenomena it explains are given to us in experience ; they are not produced by us , their causes are not directly knowable , and we can only hypothesize , in the terms of our theoretical framework , about what they are . |
| 2 | We must find the eternal friend that has been bidden within us throughout time and which is the profound mystery of man . |
| 3 | There simply are such ‘ indicative ’ signs , and they are presented to us in sense-experience ; on their basis we can reason to the hidden things which they ‘ indicate ’ . |
| 4 | Steps should be taken to ensure that Allied PW held in Russian Area are transferred to us in exchange at the same time . |
| 5 | This authorization made provision for the removal of one large , identifiable group of surrendered personnel from 5 Corps responsibility , although at the same time Robertson instructed that " steps should be taken to ensure that Allied PW held in Russian area are transferred to us in exchange " . |
| 6 | We ALL want the team to do well and , although results are going against us at present , I feel my policy of rebuilding will , in the long term , bring us success . |
| 7 | They must have been moving alongside us in cover , taking our measure , and they had two archers ahead , one either side the track . |
| 8 | As to which sorts of things will produce these sensations , that has been settled for us by nature ( ultimately God ) in such a way that normal men will inevitably agree as to the colour and smell of things . |
| 9 | ‘ People are coming to us with horror stories of simple debts that have mushroomed into thousands of pounds . |
| 10 | Although we no longer identify with the traditional practices of ancestor worship , the centrality of death is reaffirmed by wars and indeed , the frequency in which the dead are brought before us in television , in literature and politics in contemporary life . |
| 11 | The heads of agreement will be prepared by us in consultattion with you and will set out the principal terms such as the definition of profits for the purpose of the multiplier . |
| 12 | Details of any such contract conditions will be supplied by us on request , but you will be deemed to have accepted the same as part of the terms of this order , whether such request has been made by you or not . |
| 13 | The Prime Minister of Israel , Itzhak Shamir , told a meeting of his ruling Likud Party on Feb. 26 that the end of the war would bring a new " period of trial " for Israel and that there would " be an effort to use political means to snatch from Israel what could not be snatched from us by force " . |
| 14 | I wonder if you could arrange for these to be returned to us for signature by the Press ? |
| 15 | I refer to my letter to you of 18 May last , in which I explained that the Agreement that you had signed for the above tape had not been signed on behalf of Oxford University Press , and that the duplicate copy which you had retained for your records needed to be returned to us for signature in Oxford before I could despatch your copy of the tape to you . |
| 16 | The biggest challenges that most of us have to deal with are invariably those that are thrown at us by fate . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Thank goodness you 're back ’ said one of the clerks who had been seconded to us from County Hall . |
| 18 | A police spokesman said : ‘ We are not aware of any formal complaint being received by us on behalf of the family of the young boy . |
| 19 | Since the awareness from which we recoil is constantly being forced on us by pain or misfortune , no doubt many or most people can take every opportunity they have to avoid the unpleasant without being in any danger of becoming more aware of the bright side than the dark . |
| 20 | And it should happen that it 's God 's will that you have been sent to us for protection and education . |
| 21 | I 'd not been thinking of us as boyfriend and girlfriend , you see . |
| 22 | The latter is revealed to us by reason and is the only true mode of existence . |
| 23 | ‘ She is waiting for us at home . ’ |
| 24 | I gather Mrs Viola Machin suggested they be left with us for safety , and for completeness ’ sake . |
| 25 | I do n't personally believe that , but I think that 's what is forced upon us by society . |
| 26 | It was given to us by Amnesty International and used with their full permission . |
| 27 | But I threw it away and wrote instead to tell him that the Victorian nonsense was his , not ours , since the rule was imposed on us by Parliament . |
| 28 | Although some skulduggery did go on , by and large no-one pinched material from someone else 's fire — it was an unwritten law which was drummed into us at school ‘ to keep your hands from picking and stealing ’ and this was obeyed by most youngsters . |