Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] [verb] us [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are interested and associated but not absorbed and should European statesmen address us in the words which were used of old — Shall we speak for thee to the king or captain of the host ? ' — we should reply , Nay sir , for we dwell among our own people' ’ . |
| 2 | Our nervous Iraqi guards kept us inside the small bungalow that was ‘ home ’ for the 12 of us . |
| 3 | We 've asked four top designers to join us for the day and show just how they would accessorize the little black dress that is a staple of this season 's wardrobe . |
| 4 | I joined the others with great anticipation , of , possibly , hot coffee , French bread , maybe fried eggs awaited us in the barn . |
| 5 | Some hours later , I do n't know how many , two abysmal and free-hanging abseils deposited us below the fangs of the bergschrund . |
| 6 | This concept of the division of our mental attributes into two quite separate aspects brings us to the frontiers of the fourth plane of our being , the spiritual level or plane . |
| 7 | Fortunately , in this series of articles we will use more conventional maps to set us on the treasure trail , because it is my belief that correctly interpreted , the Ordnance Survey maps of the British Isles already contain most of the information necessary to track down some of the treasures that time has so cunningly concealed ! |
| 8 | We are likely to repeat previous styles to get us through the pain , but a point can be reached where the old ways no longer work . |
| 9 | Overall , there are several major issues confronting us on the media front right now . |
| 10 | One of the most important questions facing us in the field of procedural protection is whether we are prepared to think more broadly about what procedural protection connotes . |
| 11 | After constant sleepless nights brought us to the brink of a nervous breakdown ; we gave in . |
| 12 | Various speakers congratulated us on the marvellous work we had done over the past few months . |
| 13 | Thus , a use of eloquent formal language , a confident employment of a literary heritage , and a preoccupation with either metaphysical themes or the large issues of state of especial interest to those in the governing classes are normally upheld as critical sign-posts directing us to the period 's ‘ greatest ’ writing . |
| 14 | But there are also extensive external networks ( formal and informal ; electronic , written and oral ) to which we have links , and which in various ways bind us to the rest of the actors in the firm . |
| 15 | Anyway , we both played like a couple of 25-year-olds ( each ? ) ; seven hard adrenalin-pumping games got us to the final . |
| 16 | A short walk along the coastline past the few prettily painted small hotels brought us to the gorgeous bay lined with palm trees which we shared with the numerous shy crabs which intermittently popped out of the holes in the white sand . |