Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] us [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 ‘ We were worried stiff , ’ she chided as she bustled us into the kitchen .
2 ‘ Well , we do open to the public now , as you know , but oh ! the bills , and the staff want paying , ’ she said as she showed us to the door .
3 A porter opened the double-barred gate , shouting a welcome to the Santerres as he led us along the old causeway which wound past birch , oak and yew trees up to the front of the house .
4 ‘ All political figures are mad , ’ said Reid as he joined us on the veranda .
5 I look back through my tears at Andy , who 's following , looking desperate and uncertain , biting on one knuckle as he follows us through the bushes .
6 And , as he warned us about the hewers of coal , we are as capable of forgetting that , as he did , " as we forget the " blood in our veins ' .
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