Example sentences of "the [noun] [verb] us [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | erm Rusty in the fact that erm we have n't been able to sort of erm get out on the field with a ball in our hand , erm but erm our coach erm Ian McMillan has taken the opportunity to drag us into the gym and give us quite erm hard fitness sessions , so the fitness is still erm quite high on our side , but erm handling the ball will be a little bit rusty , but hopefully this week , now all the snow 's gone , we 'll be able to get out and erm move the ball about at training . |
| 2 | Onions are the link to take us to the nearby open market where we see these and other vegetables on display . |
| 3 | In narratives as diverse as Jane Eyre and Great Expectations , we are aware , when reading , of a certain inevitability of outcome : the writer has us by the hand — in his or her hand , almost — and we know we will be led , not necessarily to a happy conclusion but that the narrative will be resolved at a place that feels safe and right , that leaves us satisfied . |
| 4 | When the whole structure is still , as it were , in two parts we have a noun phrase such that there is no reason to suppose that it has the property of the adjective ; when the structure is united we find first , that the property of the adjective does apply to the noun phrase , and , second , that the verb tells us of a temporal change . |
| 5 | In the course of dealing with those who demanded excessively high wages or who broke their contracts , the courts provided us with a great deal of evidence about wage rates , and continuity and frequency of employment . |
| 6 | Before we move on , let's just have a look at those numerical estimates , can we look at the coefficients on income , notice that in this model because we 've logged both dependent and the independent variables , right , the coefficients that we estimate are elasticities , right , so we can read those coefficients off directly as elasticities and that 's the case for any model in which all the variables are logged right , in er , if we did n't log the data , in order to calculate the elasticity we have to multiply a coefficient the computer gives us by a erm price quantity ratio , price less , less part of the income constant ratio to obtain the income elasticities . |
| 7 | ‘ The decision puts us in a very difficult position . |
| 8 | While the objectors to Foxley Wood — and to Tillingham and Stone Bassett before it — may be rejoicing , the decision leaves us with no solutions to the future growth of population and households in the region . |
| 9 | Analysis of the returns leads us to the following conclusions : |
| 10 | Last Wednesday we invited the 4 British students studying at the University to visit us at the hotel for dinner . |
| 11 | Yet the time taken to tell the story draws us into the timelessness of the forest and gives the unfolding tragedy its full , ironic measure . |
| 12 | Rupert Hall 's short history of the college guides us through the years leading up to this event , then on through the 20th century to recent times . |
| 13 | The light dazzled us for a bare ten years with its brilliance , before it was extinguished . |
| 14 | ‘ The portacabin provided us with a way to offer them the best possible service under the circumstances . ’ |
| 15 | I followed them onto a narrow , crumbling ledge above the ravine where the wind hurled us against the wall . |
| 16 | We slanted across the river , the wind carrying us against the current , and coasted up the far bank . |
| 17 | The car took us to the Monument , and then we saw the Worm . ’ |
| 18 | The programme provides us with a quaint selection of Sons , Brides and other relations of Frankenstein , all based on some English lady 's knock-off of Rabbi Judah Loewe and the golem of Prague . |
| 19 | " If we do n't run into any trouble and the brook takes us through the wood , " he thought , " we really shall be clear of the warren and then we can look for somewhere to rest for a bit . |
| 20 | Or the more punchy ‘ How would you like to buy some shares in Gibbs Building Contractors — ‘ Do n't pick your contractor/ By throwing a dice/ Bring GIBBS into the game/ Ask us for a price ’ . ’ |
| 21 | And my comment would be that the spirit guides us in our understanding of the bible , needs to be augmented by the words and in our daily lives before the words renews us in the sacraments and calls us to serve God in the world . |
| 22 | The Jews provide us with the single most illuminating incident of the episcopate of Avitus . |
| 23 | After climbing to the top of the largest crater , the boat took us to a small bay on Palea Kameni where you can swim to the hot springs and delve into the orange mud of the sea bed , supposedly wonderful for your skin ! |
| 24 | Was n't this demonstrated when the scum did us in the semi 's a couple of years ago ? |
| 25 | The Sandfords provided us with an elderly Amhara called Habta Mariam as cook . |
| 26 | But , asks NICK CAIN , can the World Cup organisers allow themselves to let South Africa 's intense love of the sport blind us to the fact that , unless political and economic stability are rapidly established , giving the tournament to a country in turmoil could have massive repercussions . |
| 27 | The boss congratulates us about the handling of a recent matter and the interview ends . |
| 28 | The Feldwebel took us to a German Red Cross canteen . |
| 29 | Surkov signed the bill for our teas , and it was time to board the coach to take us to the late-afternoon theatrical performance . |
| 30 | ‘ The law leaves us in a very curious condition , ’ former consultant Alan Dixon told the Cox case jury . |