Example sentences of "[vb mod] [vb infin] us [adv] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But first I 'll get us both some tea . ’ |
| 2 | It would do us far more honour if you could succeed in obtaining a post under some other great lord . |
| 3 | Even the least of these would give us vastly more sediment than we normally seem to find preserved for us in our stratigraphical record . |
| 4 | A Saturday decision would give us very little time to alter our plans , ’ said the manager . |
| 5 | Miss Mates will make us all some tea , give you some sweet biscuits , and only when I am fully satisfied that you are fit again shall I allow you to leave . |
| 6 | ‘ The listing will give us much more flexibility and will also enable us to use the market for capital raising exercises if necessary . ’ |
| 7 | Not the colour supplement or phot-album idealized view , but the ‘ warts and all ’ closeness to others that can bring us so much happiness — and pain . |