Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] us [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We have shown how group frequencies derived from experience with other molecules may be used to suggest assignments for particularly characteristic bands , and how the use of isotopes may assist us in the deduction of molecular structure and of the types of atoms involved in each mode . |
| 2 | I think BT should compensate us for the concern and inconvenience these mystery calls cause , perhaps by reducing bills for that quarter . |
| 3 | Elisabeth Cook 's recent account of the ‘ Querelle des Bouffons ’ shows an extensive political dimension , which should alert us to the nature of associated rhetoric . |
| 4 | ( The very fact that the proposed ‘ Star Wars ’ defensive strategy of the United States involves computerised laser technology should alert us to the fact that such a defence has ominous offensive possibilities . ) |
| 5 | We have been more wary of challenging the transcultural verity of sexual categories , but in reality a minimum awareness of the evidence should alert us to the fact that though various cultures share general sexual forms , this does not mean that their content , inner structures and meanings are identical . |
| 6 | From a pedagogic point of view , the possibility of culture specificity should alert us to the fact that when we teach terms referring to discourse type and use them in discourse processing and production , we should not take for granted that each term has an exact translation equivalent . |
| 7 | This should alert us to the fact that the canons are incomplete records , and that they could even overlook matters of royal concern , like Guntram 's foundation of the monastery of St Marcel . |
| 8 | Anyone interested in learning more about this scheme should contact us at the address below , or on . |
| 9 | ‘ You 'll keep us in the picture , wo n't you ? ’ |
| 10 | I 've asked Robins to collect her gear and she 'll meet us at the scene . |
| 11 | ‘ After the coronation they 'll take us to the palace for the night . |
| 12 | No , that 's what I 'm saying , we 've identified one person who 'll join us for the summer . |
| 13 | Sir John said placidly : ‘ If that is the case — that he knows something we do n't — I have little doubt that he 'll tell us in the fullness of time . ’ |
| 14 | My guess is they 'll leave us to the forest . |
| 15 | And the prophet , Jeremiah he 'll remind us of the compassion of God . |
| 16 | It is imperative to project the true image of the Middle Eastern churches to other faiths who may equate us with the West and a potential western-led crusade against Islam . |
| 17 | All of these comments might be qualities which we refuse to see in ourselves , and could guide us along the path towards self-discovery . |
| 18 | But whether he 'd tell us over the telephone , you think ask . |
| 19 | Er they used to march us round the playground you see and er I was in the back row and of course the teacher was at the front more or less . |
| 20 | He used to ask us for the pearl off our coats , collars , put on the horses , make 'em all . |
| 21 | ’ When we were very small , ’ Irina would recall , ’ our parents used to take us through the city streets on small sledges . |
| 22 | Magnets may lead us by the nose |
| 23 | It is not far away ; an hour 's journey through the Forest would bring us to the shore from which it can be seen . |
| 24 | There were coastal villages in Celebes and Borneo where the men would scowl and stride away , the women would slam their doors and window shutters in our faces , and the children would follow us down the street in howling , baiting hordes , challenging us to lose our poise . |
| 25 | A man was unfurling a sail on one of the feluccas , and we ran along the bank and asked him if he would take us across the river . |
| 26 | I thought of the far nurseries of the stars and how many days ' sail through the thin seas of hydrogen would take us beyond the space lamps and the burial grounds of the stars . |
| 27 | Yeah well okay , well I have n't I mean , I I did I did actually think that Mrs Thatcher would lead us into the election . |
| 28 | ‘ No 1 ’ was small , but ‘ Carlisle ’ , built in 1865 , was a largish engine with tender and we soon got to know that Whitaker would let us onto the footplate . |
| 29 | We were down to Halflight , sliding through the tangle of the Lagoon Nebula interlink , making our way towards the secondary GalacNet lines that would get us to the sector containing the Ixyphal system . |
| 30 | That would get us to the start of the season . ’ |