Example sentences of "a [noun] [prep] us [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I think a contest between us will come off . |
| 2 | The idea was that a group of us would move into a big house and have young people as ‘ staff ’ helping us . |
| 3 | Basically everything we all agree at the Institute the question of improving the lot of the Third World is the responsibility of Third Worlders , and in fact a number of us would add that in very many cases , certainly not in all , it would not be achieved through slow incremental technical change , but would require in some cases very major social structural changes that in some cases erm will only be brought about very major social upheaval erm and there all we can do is add to perhaps the element of increasing consciousness and awareness of the problems , which furthermore is a two way street , I mean when we have this study activities we learn as much from the people who attend the seminars as we tell them . |
| 4 | Today the climate is totally different and a number of us can make some money from athletics — enough , at least , to enable us to devote all our time to it . |
| 5 | Said an excited David Bowie , minutes after the grand finale , ’ A lot of us would do a show like Live Aid every year until starvation was under control . |
| 6 | A lot of us would have to walk . |
| 7 | ‘ A lot of us used to play poker on the set or in the aircraft hangars on location . |
| 8 | Mm Yeah , I mean , a lot of us could do with a month off . |
| 9 | Now I do n't think of us here and neither , certainly myself , I I would not claim to be any form of artist or expert but I think a lot of us can enjoy er getting our hands dabbling with paint erm paper mâché and other activities and in fact having that opportunity of ex enjoying those experiences that 's we ought to be able to offer to people in Cambridge and many peop children in schools they they do get opportunities but I think particularly amongst older people who 've never had that opportunity and I think you should be do so . |
| 10 | I know a win for us will increase the pressure on them but that 's football . |