Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pron] [vb past] us [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Our patrol area during that time was mainly on the south coast and the west country , with a longer patrol northward on the west coast which took us into the Bristol Channel , then to the Isle of Man , Workington and Northern Ireland . |
2 | The car which took us to the station drove as sedately as a Daimler in a royal procession although the people of Amsterdam were on their way to work and provided admirable subjects for baiting . |
3 | However , he soon found a car which took us up the hill to Maymyo , and Madriya and his wife and daughter came with us . |
4 | We extend thanks to Brian Perry , Director of the Library 's Research and Development Department ( R&DD ) for his encouragement and his ‘ after dinner ’ thoughts on the 25th of June , and to Stephanie Kenna , also of the British Library 's R&DD , for the essential guidance and assistance she gave us throughout the pre- and post-seminar stages . |
5 | The taxi driver who left us at the station , enchanted by the idea that we were setting off for the source of the Nile , refused to accept any fare . |
6 | If Professor Benson here were to make a very brief precis of the lecture he gave us in the wardroom this evening it might give them something more to think about . ’ |
7 | God means to free us from the bondage to the self-centredness and self-vindication which marked us in the old days , and has equipped us with the Spirit of the Messiah to set us free to serve him unselfconsciously , effectively and joyfully . |
8 | We went with our newly found friend who took us through the side door to a shed at the back of his premises and showed us what could only be described as treasure — five large horse collars of black leather . |
9 | We walked the long , covered-in wooden bridge which led us over the Hundred Foot River to the members ' observatory . |
10 | The referee then went off the field to consult an officer at the touchline who waved us off the pitch . |
11 | The next morning he took us to the place where the evil Sir Hugo died . |
12 | When I took her to a school for admission they sent us to the Education department . |
13 | If you already receive Housing Benefit we will automatically work out your Poll Tax Benefit from the information you gave us on the ‘ Review ’ form we recently sent . |
14 | When Stephen was in hospital they kept us on the same house with all the mothers and babies , even though I had asked to be off it . |
15 | We are grateful to the concerned Dogs Today reader who informed us of the lobbying activities of this organisation . |
16 | A GREAT big thank you to the people of Liverpool , especially for the magnificent reception they gave us on the march-past on Saturday morning . |
17 | After dinner he took us to the Royal College of Art , where he seemed proud to be an honorary member of the faculty club and students ' union . |