Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It ends : ‘ Will the tight budget bring us to a grinding halt ? |
| 2 | We might conceive of the aside as occupying a zone midway between the play and the audience ; we continue to experience the play , but we do so via the new information or attitudes given us by the character or characters speaking the asides . |
| 3 | Data could pop up in boxes around the screen , and in due course graphics , mice and icons led us into the wimps era ( window , icon , menu , pointer ) . |
| 4 | A pickup truck passed us with three men in the back sheltering under a tarpaulin . |
| 5 | However , the prior hypothesis led us to the finding in the rural high oil worker category ( table II , both for all ages and the 0–4 age group . |
| 6 | Preferences bring us to Regan who is rightfully critical of the counter-intuitive implications of Frey 's blanket denials of beliefs , desires , perceptions , emotions , and so on to animals and is at great pains to stress their similarities of behaviour to that of human beings . |
| 7 | The Tisseran itself is now in the Bate Collection ( illus.4 ) : its painted and gilded case reminding us of the harpsichord the princess is playing in The music party . |
| 8 | It could be simply a difference of opinion where conflicting views bring us to an impasse . |
| 9 | Burrows and Hunter 's general conclusion is that " from the views given us by local authorities the 1988 Housing Act 's strengthening of the anti-harassment laws have made prosecutions slightly easier for local authorities but , in practice , there is often a failure to prosecute for a range of non-legal reasons " ( p. 41 ) . |
| 10 | Debt and dear money got us into it and , until we break debt 's grip , we shall never get out of it . |
| 11 | None the less , the Committee considered that the instruments were available and the time ripe for achieving this enormous ambition : " We have the advantage given us by then necessity of a new departure among rapidly changing conditions , and by the opportunity of avoiding some causes of past failure " . |
| 12 | Could you give guidance on the important matter of confidences given us by constituents ? |
| 13 | Giffen led us into a room on the left . |
| 14 | Every day the Canyon humbles us with some new wonder : a 2,000ft sheer wall of red limestone , a golden eagle soaring down to the river to fish , a natural rock amphitheatre which would comfortably accommodate a full orchestra and 20,000 people . |
| 15 | In addition , local boroughs and health authorities fund us through grants and service contracts . |
| 16 | He is also firmly committed to proactive management : ‘ This is n't the kind of business environment in which we can set targets and expect something to happen , and we 're not waiting for an economic turnaround to provide us with the kind of results we want to turn in . |
| 17 | Wishes provide us with motivation and strategy , for without the greed of a wish we would never get started . |
| 18 | Spice drew us round the world , showed us it was round , and led us to confront ourselves again . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Stewart joins us on the line now good morning Mr . |
| 21 | Notice also how these skills provide us with a timeless wisdom , applicable to all people-situations anywhere . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | James argued here that abstract rules provide us with only limited assistance in arriving at moral decisions because ‘ every real dilemma is in literal strictness a unique situation ’ . |
| 24 | The first two hours knock us into shape , however , as we battle with the boulder-strewn approach to Condoriri . |
| 25 | Flows of assistance between generations provide us with an important example where , in practice , support is often one way , and where apparently this is regarded as quite proper . |
| 26 | Part of the process of gaining control over our lives involves us in resisting their attempts to box us in the pigeonhole of ‘ client ’ — and to expose their self-styled , self-seeking efforts to elevate their second-hand knowledge about disability into a ‘ profession ’ . |
| 27 | We thought all was well until the Battlebus passed us at full speed in the opposite direction . |
| 28 | Mr Trelawney met us at the cave . |
| 29 | Fallon , also enjoying the most important success of his career , said : ‘ The stands ’ side led us for a furlong , but our side was in command after that . ’ |
| 30 | Mrs Spencer asked us to tea ; they pressed us , so we accepted . |