Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] us [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We are happy to support local schemes which wo n't worsen our mainstream business , and while hitherto we 've waited for passenger executives or consortiums to come to us with a proposal , we might in the future consider taking more initiative . ’ |
| 2 | Naturally , this did not please Laura who thought the designer status was a disadvantage ‘ because people are n't so likely to think of us as a neighbourhood store ; that 's what we want to be . |
| 3 | Looking ahead , we are privileged to have with us for a Conference on 23rd & 24th October , Roger Forster , leader of the Icthus Fellowship in London . |
| 4 | However in one or two generations it will be possible to change our appearance without affecting relationships , and the sky is not going to drop on us as a result . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Now , we are asking you ’ — he stressed the word with some irony — ‘ we are asking you to join with us in a petition to the government for relief from the Act . |
| 6 | In view of what happened on the rugby field last week the French are unlikely to speak to us for a decade or so . |