Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] [verb] us [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Because the twins are bound to wake us at the crack of dawn . ’ |
| 2 | Chris took the chair and I went through the list of things that needed to be done to get us off the ground : a bank account , an address and telephone number somewhere , an eye-catching logo . |
| 3 | This feedback will be used to guide us in the possible uses of the tape when we come to launching the 4th edition in early 1990 , which will be the published version of the tape . |
| 4 | Psychedelics , he argues , can be used to reconnect us with the earth itself , or rather , the Gaian mind . |
| 5 | Justifiable regrets , therefore , about the effect of the iconoclasts ' activities on the nation 's ecclesiastical heritage should not be allowed to blind us to the sincerity of their motives . |
| 6 | Several transports were sent to convey us to the camp , and they were certainly less basic than the RAF ones we were used to , and when we arrived at the aircraft hangar where the jollifications were being held , it was ablaze with coloured lights and swarming with people , and a seven piece band was being very loud on the platform . |
| 7 | The Vice-Chairman was unable to fill the vacant position so an interim administration was formed to take us to the next assembly . |
| 8 | Our young gallant here , ’ he waved his hand contemptuously at Geoffrey , ‘ was asked to accompany us to the parapet but it 's well known he 's terrified of heights . ’ |