Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [vb infin] us [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | In turn , this should also remind us of the limitations for the mosaicist of over-ornate sketches . |
2 | It 'll certainly do us at the moment in the winter wo n't it ? |
3 | So , one Member of Parliament 's idea ‘ to have girl muggers whipped ’ would turn back the clock to the 1820s when corporal punishment for women was abolished , whereas another Parliamentary recommendation to ‘ Bring back stocks for hooligans ’ would presumably transport us into the Dark Ages . |
4 | Camping holidays were always in the rain , but my parents would constantly remind us throughout the fortnight that the sun was ‘ trying to come out ’ . |
5 | Although not profitable in the first year of acquisition , BMK with its complementary customer base and very different range of production equipment , will greatly strengthen us in the longer term . |
6 | We tramp across the wet grass and bracken and plunge through the soaking undergrowth with Andy confidently predicting , with all the security of a man who knows his feet are dry and will remain so , that this bushwhacking through chest-deep and sodden vegetation will soon bring us to the crag . |
7 | Frank will now take us through the , the net savings of twenty million on redundancies . |
8 | Once again we may stress that any attempt to describe syntax by assessing the logical possibilities of combination of the " type " meanings which words and other lexical items may have in the dictionary will simply launch us into the wrong enterprise . |
9 | If she will never be able to hide under the beauty of her image clusters , at least she will never bore us with the undergrowth of psychology and metaphor , where art is an excuse for waffle . |
10 | ‘ They will never find us in the forest , ’ Allen said . |
11 | We learned a great deal from those matches and this can only help us in the future , ’ he said . |
12 | You can either join us at the relevant Channel port or take advantage of our coach service operating from 49 departure points throughout the U.K. We take the cross-Channel ferry and motor down to the south of France or Costa Brava , in style . |