Example sentences of "[pers pn] have [verb] us [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am glad that she has joined us for the debate . |
| 2 | ‘ You 've sold us down the river , ’ became a familiar shout from across a crowded bar . |
| 3 | Appreciative of the loyalty you have given us in the past , we are once again asking for your support . |
| 4 | ‘ Besides , we ca n't kill her until she 's led us to the book or at least told us where we can find it . ’ |
| 5 | Without them having to ask us for the address . |
| 6 | Then they 'd they 'd bunged us in the train and sent us down to Marseilles . |
| 7 | One old man hauled into a police van declared : ‘ They 've invited us to the birthday celebrations , do n't you see ! ’ |
| 8 | ( ‘ They 've kicked us in the teeth so often ’ , ‘ They tried to write us off like they did Kenya ; but we would n't stand for it . ’ ) |
| 9 | That our perceptual apparatus is reliable and our abductive sense is sound do not , for the Quinean position , need arguing ; we have ample evidence that they have guided us to the truth on many occasions . |
| 10 | Mr. Wilson : As the Minister reiterates his enthusiasm for bids that give workers a substantial say , does he consider that there is any conflict between that and what he has told us about the SDA investing £500,000 to ensure that such bids do not succeed ? |
| 11 | Neighbour Dave Ward added : ‘ I hate the programme , even though I suppose it has put us on the map . ’ |
| 12 | It has put us in the position of villains , whereas the Secretary of State is the villain because he will not pay . |
| 13 | The Renaissance was a rebirth of the Alexandrian-Roman spirit , and it has taken us on the same path . |
| 14 | His strategy was that he spent big , to give the club momentum , once he had got us to the top , he knew we were living beyond our means , but hoped that the structure he created would maintain our position . |