Example sentences of "be [verb] to us [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The phenomena it explains are given to us in experience ; they are not produced by us , their causes are not directly knowable , and we can only hypothesize , in the terms of our theoretical framework , about what they are . |
| 2 | There simply are such ‘ indicative ’ signs , and they are presented to us in sense-experience ; on their basis we can reason to the hidden things which they ‘ indicate ’ . |
| 3 | Steps should be taken to ensure that Allied PW held in Russian Area are transferred to us in exchange at the same time . |
| 4 | This authorization made provision for the removal of one large , identifiable group of surrendered personnel from 5 Corps responsibility , although at the same time Robertson instructed that " steps should be taken to ensure that Allied PW held in Russian area are transferred to us in exchange " . |
| 5 | ‘ People are coming to us with horror stories of simple debts that have mushroomed into thousands of pounds . |
| 6 | I wonder if you could arrange for these to be returned to us for signature by the Press ? |
| 7 | I refer to my letter to you of 18 May last , in which I explained that the Agreement that you had signed for the above tape had not been signed on behalf of Oxford University Press , and that the duplicate copy which you had retained for your records needed to be returned to us for signature in Oxford before I could despatch your copy of the tape to you . |
| 8 | ‘ Thank goodness you 're back ’ said one of the clerks who had been seconded to us from County Hall . |
| 9 | And it should happen that it 's God 's will that you have been sent to us for protection and education . |
| 10 | The latter is revealed to us by reason and is the only true mode of existence . |
| 11 | It was given to us by Amnesty International and used with their full permission . |