Example sentences of "[vb infin] we [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May they preserve us from the hermetic seal . |
| 2 | They do n't direct us to the late survival of a gypsy paradise . |
| 3 | Meditation can bring us into the immediate presence of God . |
| 4 | Even so , these cautionary comments should not dislodge us from the main point . |
| 5 | ‘ It is the only thing that will defend us in the present crisis , ’ says Reddy . |
| 6 | That and the Governments troubles should keep us off the front page for a day or two . |
| 7 | Frequently they would meet us at the Sunday-school gate , and we would go for a walk before tea . |
| 8 | She 'll set us on the right track . ’ |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I myself would I am sure hereafter regret not visiting this part of V. D. L. , and under all circumstances I have agreed with Lady Franklin to wait one week longer after which to return if the wind should not come round to the eastward or northeast , either of these winds would take us to the desired place in a few hours . |
| 11 | Tragically the story of God 's wrestling match makes all too good sense , and a tale which bears so clearly the marks of its primitive beginnings can take us to the very summit of Calvary , and deep into the still broken heart of God . |
| 12 | We continue now along the Rua da Carreira , past the many small restaurants and bread and cake shops until we come to a street on the right called Rua do Quebra Costas which will take us to the English Church , hidden behind a high wall in a large garden . |
| 13 | An account of the decline of partisan and religious strife , by contrast , would take us past the Hanoverian Succession — indeed , perhaps a long way past it . |
| 14 | ‘ In addition to doublle-digit growth for use in bottling , I can see a market for 50-70kta of polyethylene terephthalate in Europe in these new applications by 1990 , ’ says Bruce , ‘ And as a successful outcome of the research we are doing to produce materials of high-temperature resistance [ which would take us into the hot-fill container market ] and materials of improved gas barrier properties could add considerably to that . ’ |
| 15 | PC /k is a closure principle because it says that a move from something known to something known to be implied by it does not take us outside the closed area of knowledge . ) |
| 16 | Oakeshott examines the most important modes of experience , which he identifies as science , history , and practice , in order to show how their methods are partial and defective and therefore do not take us nearer the overall coherence of the world of experience which it is the objective of philosophy to pursue . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | In that case , I argued that Darwin 's idea of natural selection would lead us to the correct answer . |
| 19 | Residuals can tell us about the general level of variability of data over and above that accounted for by the fit ; we can judge atypical behaviour against this variability , as measured , for example , by the midspread of the residuals . |
| 20 | The House will be interested to hear from another Scottish Labour Member of Parliament who will not tell us about the Labour party 's policy on Ravenscraig . |
| 21 | What do these syndromes tell us about the language-processing system as it exists in intact brains ? |
| 22 | Having examined the fabric of a church , what can this tell us of the local landscape ? |
| 23 | Could all teams also inform us of the proposed date and venue of their tie so that we can send a photographer when possible . |
| 24 | However , this does leave us with the unanswered question of the extent to which schools reflect social practices and the extent to which they shape them . |
| 25 | Odd-Knut — whose English was good enough to know that he did not want us to call him ‘ Odd ’ — suggested that he could leave us near the Finnish border and we could ski or walk the last bit . |
| 26 | These are all roads where the pedagogical tradition has pointed signposts in the wrong direction , making us search for English ( the nature of English conversation , at least ) where it is not — and where only a careful analysis of natural conversational data can get us on the right road again . |
| 27 | ‘ That 'll get us on the right footing , ’ he said , ‘ and no arguments . |
| 28 | A two minute drive of heart stopping intensity , foot flat on the board across the open runway , would get us to the other side . |
| 29 | I 'll drive us to the rear door of a Doc Barnado 's or something . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ You can drive us to the front door of a pharmacy . |