Example sentences of "[adv] [det] [prep] us [vb mod] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 so each of us can hear ,
2 Perhaps some of us might come down in great secrecy to visit you . ’
3 Perhaps some of us could meet at the West Ham match .
4 The predominant influence of parties in deciding which of their candidates shall win seats is an inescapable fact of political life , however much some of us may deplore it .
5 It was highly likely that only half of us would complete the training , he said , and that many of us would try to desert .
6 The only way forward for this great union is for all of us to recruit new members , so all of us must take this responsibility seriously .
7 Perhaps more of us would have accepted that marriage was not necessarily a licence for eternal happiness if those in the position to influence us — such as agony aunt Marje Proops — had been as honest as Mr and Mrs Toye .
8 If the Church would only have more faith in Carey and the wise words of moral guidance that he offers perhaps more of us would have faith in the Church .
9 ‘ It is all any of us can do , ’ he assured her sombrely .
10 One point for each would not be a total disaster , but obviously both of us will want three .
11 Before long most of us will know
12 Logically most of us would agree that it must be better had these unfortunate beings not been born , than to suffer and die so needlessly .
13 Without their present powers even more of us would drive without due care and attention and the road casualty figures would soar .
14 " Leave the Community , then neither of us will feel so badly about our treachery to Benedicta and the others .
15 Almost all of us can recall a time in our lives when we have been under emotional stress and have become ill as a result .
16 Very few of us can afford all of the appliances we would like all at the same time .
17 Therefore all of us will have a different shape and size of our internal stress glass .
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