Example sentences of "us [prep] the [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These studies tell us about the broad pattern of movement between school and work . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | We also reviewed such evidence as has been submitted to us about the possible relation between the number of executions in particular years and the incidence of murder in succeeding years . |
| 4 | Far from being unimportant , the study of administration and institutions has much to tell us about the increasing effectiveness of the state and central government in an aspect of government growing more important with every passing year . |
| 5 | For example , historical materialism may have a lot to tell us about the political economy of immigrant labour and the unequal exchange between metropolitan capitalism and the third world , but it has proved quite incapable of grasping the micro-foundations of racist ideologies . |
| 6 | A few weeks later , whilst visiting St. John 's College , he shared with us about the mutual support within the group and the high priority given to it by its members . |
| 7 | Finally , will the Financial Secretary accept that there is no dispute between us about the sheer importance of ensuring quality in our public services ? |
| 8 | I suspect it may soon be superseded by a very different idea derived from evolutionary theory and the knowledge molecular biology is giving us about the genetic control of brain processes . |
| 9 | What does this survey of the impact of the second wave tell us about the likely impact of the third wave in the 1990s and the consequences for developing managers ? |
| 10 | He is a zealous Cassandra , frantically warning us about the Trojan Horse of Monsieur Delors 's federalism . |
| 11 | A man talked to us about the Christian way of life . |
| 12 | He told us about the longest race in Norway ; he had taken part and had done very well , finishing very close to the front of the ‘ amateur ’ racers ( as opposed to those who race dogs for a living ) . |
| 13 | She had a foal with us during the dreadful winter of 1947 , and her behaviour became even worse , so much so that our good neighbour Mr Britton said she was n't fit for a young woman like me to work with and insisted I borrow his horse Bobby , a very even-tempered animal . |
| 14 | Misha Glenny takes us through the historical background to the war , before giving us a more detailed account of the political manoeuvring and stirring from August 1990 to May 1992 . |
| 15 | That and the Governments troubles should keep us off the front page for a day or two . |
| 16 | Des hurries us off the main road down the alleys , past some interesting graffiti to where his yellow Capri has collapsed beneath a lamp-post . |
| 17 | And join us for the first day of the Henley Royal Regatta for a parade of feasting , fashion and rowing . |
| 18 | Nothing had quite prepared us for the sheer presence of king penguins . |
| 19 | Henry Porter doubtless spoke for many when he wrote recently in the Guardian : ‘ Little in the post-war years of decline in Britain has prepared us for the deep sense of unease now being experienced by its people . |
| 20 | Only after that will he turn the remaining details of his zombi control over to us for the final phase on the island . |
| 21 | Thomasino Boyd , who joined us for the last couple of years , and before that ( in Scots accent ) Doogie Rae . |
| 22 | The association of sex and musical imagery reaches a splendid climax in this tale as Alison and Nicholas enjoy " " revel " " and " " melodye " " in bed to a devout musical accompaniment as : The use of animal imagery to describe Alison prepares us for her response to Nicholas 's first assault : while the images of the trave , a frame for holding a horse to be shod , and of the final night of the tale " " derk … as the cole " " , prepare us for the brief scene at Gerveys the blacksmith 's forge ( 3760 – 85 ) . |
| 23 | Almut Suerbaum , of the university of Munster , has joined us as the new Fellow in German ; as a specialist in Medieval German literature she continues the tradition of her predecessor . |
| 24 | I do n't see us as the best band in the world ; we 're just putting out records because the rest of the music scene is so crap at the moment . |
| 25 | Oakeshott examines the most important modes of experience , which he identifies as science , history , and practice , in order to show how their methods are partial and defective and therefore do not take us nearer the overall coherence of the world of experience which it is the objective of philosophy to pursue . |
| 26 | in another review of the criminal statistics , F. H. McClintock and N. H. Avison also direct us towards the relative stability in recorded crime levels between 1900 and 1914 which , they suggest , ‘ might be described as the stable but carefree Edwardian era ’ . |
| 27 | Not only does the text tend to be repetitious but each item of gear if prefaced by an otherwise blank page informing us of the Key Point to be gleaned in that section , pearls of wisdom such as : ‘ A file is useful for sharpening the edges of your … hooks . |
| 28 | Over and above all this , John tells us of the internal testimony of the Holy Spirit with the spirit of the believer , assuring him that God 's testimony to his Son is reliable , assuring him that the Christian experience is real . |
| 29 | The fourth and most important implication of the placebo response is that it reminds us of the beneficial effect of the successful physician-patient encounter . |
| 30 | The neck button disappeared — but not the buttonhole — and today a wedding boutonnière reminds us of the sporting ancestry of the coat . |