Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] us [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Such an exhibition , and its permanent record in the lavishly illustrated new book edited by Wendy Roworth , should alert us to the rich possibilities offered by serious reassessment of the work of such a varied , complex and intellectual artist as Angelica Kauffman . |
2 | That and the Governments troubles should keep us off the front page for a day or two . |
3 | And that should see us through the difficult times . ’ |
4 | If you need to obtain shareholder or to other approval prior to completion , you should inform us of the specific clearances that you need to obtain and confirm your ability to exchange contracts by Friday 1st December , 19XX . |
5 | She 'll set us on the right track . ’ |
6 | Nonetheless the characterization of the fabliau writer in the text is a worthwhile subject of study , for an assessment of the tone of the fabliau beyond anything it might tell us of the usual origins of such texts . |
7 | I 'll drive us to the rear door of a Doc Barnado 's or something . ’ |
8 | ‘ That 'll get us on the right footing , ’ he said , ‘ and no arguments . |
9 | Odd-Knut — whose English was good enough to know that he did not want us to call him ‘ Odd ’ — suggested that he could leave us near the Finnish border and we could ski or walk the last bit . |
10 | Frequently they would meet us at the Sunday-school gate , and we would go for a walk before tea . |
11 | Max told me that Smith would meet us on the following Monday , which would have meant waiting around for five days . |
12 | An account of the decline of partisan and religious strife , by contrast , would take us past the Hanoverian Succession — indeed , perhaps a long way past it . |
13 | ‘ In addition to doublle-digit growth for use in bottling , I can see a market for 50-70kta of polyethylene terephthalate in Europe in these new applications by 1990 , ’ says Bruce , ‘ And as a successful outcome of the research we are doing to produce materials of high-temperature resistance [ which would take us into the hot-fill container market ] and materials of improved gas barrier properties could add considerably to that . ’ |
14 | I myself would I am sure hereafter regret not visiting this part of V. D. L. , and under all circumstances I have agreed with Lady Franklin to wait one week longer after which to return if the wind should not come round to the eastward or northeast , either of these winds would take us to the desired place in a few hours . |
15 | In that case , I argued that Darwin 's idea of natural selection would lead us to the correct answer . |
16 | Harmless in himself — we thought — he would lead us to the dangerous ones if there were any . |
17 | A two minute drive of heart stopping intensity , foot flat on the board across the open runway , would get us to the other side . |
18 | ‘ It is the only thing that will defend us in the present crisis , ’ says Reddy . |
19 | We continue now along the Rua da Carreira , past the many small restaurants and bread and cake shops until we come to a street on the right called Rua do Quebra Costas which will take us to the English Church , hidden behind a high wall in a large garden . |
20 | What I am going to talk about next is erm I 'll just mention that , about another 5 minutes , I think , will get us to the other great bit of work that poor old Edward Heath had to do in St Aldate 's , which again , that gives us a great deal about the insight as to what it was like there . |
21 | Canon Colson remarked in the Cuxton Parish Magazine , " The new posts and wires on the high road will remind us of the wonderful growth of knowledge and science in our age . |
22 | Both the external and the internal factors can affect us at the physical , emotional , mental and spiritual levels . |
23 | Meditation can bring us into the immediate presence of God . |
24 | Tragically the story of God 's wrestling match makes all too good sense , and a tale which bears so clearly the marks of its primitive beginnings can take us to the very summit of Calvary , and deep into the still broken heart of God . |
25 | I is there anything you can tell us about the additional costs of er er increased specifications , there have been some increases as well minor reductions . |
26 | Residuals can tell us about the general level of variability of data over and above that accounted for by the fit ; we can judge atypical behaviour against this variability , as measured , for example , by the midspread of the residuals . |
27 | This , in turn , will cause us to address the broader issue of whether there is , in a more general sense , a genuine , causal association between insanity and at least some forms of creativity ; and , if that is so , what it can tell us about the underlying qualities of psychosis and of the creative process . |
28 | ‘ You can drive us to the front door of a pharmacy . |
29 | These are all roads where the pedagogical tradition has pointed signposts in the wrong direction , making us search for English ( the nature of English conversation , at least ) where it is not — and where only a careful analysis of natural conversational data can get us on the right road again . |
30 | Porn can teach us about the simple mechanics of lesbian and gay sex . |