Example sentences of "[noun prp] be [verb] us [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 First er but I 've been tol I 'm sorry I 'm I have n't realized Scott was joining us on the line .
2 ‘ Mr Foggerty 's taking us to the baths after school , he said . ’
3 In English , Miss J. was telling us about the Blessed Damozel .
4 To the extant that Professor Preston is warning us of the dangers of oversimplification and bad herme-neutics then we do well to listen to him .
5 One day Judge Raymond Dean was reminding us of the perils of ignoring men 's bestial nature-— ‘ Men ca n't turn their emotions on and off like a tap as some women can ’ ; the next , Prince Edward was vehemently denying his alleged homosexuality by expressing outrage that such an insult should be levelled at him ; meanwhile , on TV the Audi driver screeched to a halt at the hospital where — with toddler in arms — he managed narrowly to miss his second child 's birth , and Good Housekeeping boasted a curious advert showing New Man ( Audi safely in the garage ? ) in boxer shorts , cradling new baby , sitting on a German washing machine .
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