Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 31 | They have whetted a lust for sensationalism that has turned us into a nation of accident watchers . |
| 32 | We must eliminate any previous conditioning that has prevented us from winning in the past . |
| 33 | Professor Black 's TGAT report , for all its expensive complexity , has saved us from the test-led teaching that seemed at one time inevitable . |
| 34 | We had everything beaten expect Jodami , who has done us for foot . ’ |
| 35 | In 1348 the king restored the Earl of Lancaster 's title to the Honour and castle of Pontefract , which he had hitherto held on lease from the queen , ‘ having regard to the good service and great honour which our … cousin has done us in Gascony ’ . |
| 36 | " Let us therefore be content , until the … er march of science has freed us from doubt , to take precautions against either eventuality . |
| 37 | The bread and the wine are consecrated with the reminder that ‘ through Jesus , God has freed us from the slavery of sin ’ and given us a life that is free of such bondage . |
| 38 | The consequences of our choice are serious , because God has made us in his image and likeness . |
| 39 | The morning shift meet us in the office . |
| 40 | Mozart has shown us on many occasions in his scores how delightful a melodic phrase can sound when given to bassoon and flute at two octaves distance . |
| 41 | ‘ The City is certainly more inclined to look kindly on the film trade than before , and thus a considerable weight that has handicapped us in the past is removed ’ , remarked John Maxwell , as he launched British International Pictures ( BIP ) as a public company with interests in production , exhibition and distribution . |
| 42 | Now you will know there are a great many er programmes on television nowadays and articles in newspapers and magazines designed to try to help us to be a bit more aware |
| 43 | ‘ It tells us just how big a mess the Government has got us into : a £50 billion deficit and very little sign of the promised post-election recovery . ’ |
| 44 | We have erm there have been certain decisions made over time which has got us to this position and whether erm you agree or anyone agrees or not the the the right next step is to specify a location , nevertheless it 's embodied in what 's gone on so far , a series of steps towards making the decision . |
| 45 | We are ready to approach these people to ask them if they will fill in questionnaires or be interviewed to help us with our research . |
| 46 | God means to free us from the bondage to the self-centredness and self-vindication which marked us in the old days , and has equipped us with the Spirit of the Messiah to set us free to serve him unselfconsciously , effectively and joyfully . |
| 47 | What Cable has equipped us with is a theoretical metrics with challenging things to say about poetic competence : metrics , as he puts it ( p. 65 ) , " is not about orthography and written texts apprehended by the eye but about mental structures " . |
| 48 | We are particularly grateful to members of the undergraduate years 1965 , who responded to the Librarian 's appeal for items to display at the Gaudy in June , and to Nina Bawden ( Mabey , 1943 ) who has supplied us with a complete set of her novels . |
| 49 | Michael has told us down the pub , if they had more than a week 's notice |
| 50 | Whether we avoid certain foods because God has told us to , or whether it 's simply because of the E numbers ; whether our purification rituals are there to chase out demons in the name of spiritual purity , or germs in the name of hygiene … we all have a sense that beyond the boundaries of our lives lurks Chaos . |
| 51 | Mr. Wilson : As the Minister reiterates his enthusiasm for bids that give workers a substantial say , does he consider that there is any conflict between that and what he has told us about the SDA investing £500,000 to ensure that such bids do not succeed ? |
| 52 | ‘ No , she said not , and although I think that virtually everything she has told us about herself is a pack of lies I do n't think she 's lying about that . ’ |
| 53 | The Operations Officer has briefed us on a shot fired from one of the Turkish observation towers . |
| 54 | Let's remember that God wants to help us with our experience of conflict . |
| 55 | Likewise in archaeology AMS has enabled us to date samples as minute as individual seeds , which can tell us a great deal about the origins of agriculture and the domestication of cereals . |
| 56 | this has enabled us to be more creative , flexible and sensitive in our caring than any statutory provision could be , but the contemporary role of the voluntary sector as a consistent challenger of government ethics is considerably limited : by tied funding or charity law , most voluntary groups are not allowed the luxury of political activity . |
| 57 | Their generous support and presence , joining in enthusiastically with everything we planned , has enabled us to truly enjoy this day . |
| 58 | Billy was a tower of strength in Palace 's two years in the 1st Division , 1979–81 , missing only five of our 84 games there , and then his sturdy and dependable displays helped to keep us from further embarrassment after we had returned to Division Two , so that every Palace fan was sorry to see Billy opt to leave us for Portsmouth in the 1984 close season . |
| 59 | We are excited as a group in knowing God has called us to India but we realise how much we need Him in order for us to be effective . |
| 60 | God has called us to be the Elishas — the people of God — in twentieth century Exeter . |