Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [prep] us [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ There were all these groups or whatever , and none of them look like us on TV . |
| 2 | ‘ She died in our midst six weeks later having got a swifter visa to eternity than we have to South Africa but we know she goes with us in spirit and will help our endeavours far more powerfully from above , ’ said Sister Bernadette . |
| 3 | Said John , well , we 've got other ideas we 'd like you to come to us for Christmas , so I thought , as I said to Brenda , you do n't turn down an invitation from your own children |
| 4 | Well one year it used to be that she come to us at dinner time |
| 5 | ‘ If you are Mr Alan Millet then you come to us in deceit . ’ |
| 6 | The result was that yesterday they turned on us for information as to the number of men to be dropped , the weight of stores and the mileage and so on , all of which was essential for them to know if they were to fit out the aircraft properly . |
| 7 | In a way it functioned for us like window shopping : a random five minute slice of a feature would enable us to decide whether to see the whole thing at the Shoals , Princess or Majestic in Florence , when it resurfaced there . |
| 8 | As a medium it is supreme among the arts in its ability to portray the real world , hut it is in itself quite artificial , and it speaks to us by way of a pictorial language which first took shape during the early days of the silent cinema . |
| 9 | Noel 's colleagues all wish him well and the very best of health in his retirement , which fortunately is only partial since for the next few years he remains with us as Research Professor in German . |
| 10 | He rounded on us with spirit . |
| 11 | God does n't stand over us like an angry judge wanting to convict us and sentence us ; rather he watches over us with love and tenderness , always willing to forgive us for our misdemeanours and mistakes . |
| 12 | It comes to us by virtue of the ‘ Coriolis Effect ’ created by changes in atmospheric pressure . |