Example sentences of "[verb] us [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To compensate us for the expense of processing your booking and for the risk that we may not be able to resell the holiday we charge a cancellation fee on the scale shown below . |
| 2 | That blessed us with the vision faith had won , |
| 3 | The policy seems to be to segregate us from the Chinese as regards eating , sleeping travel , etc. as much as possible , but mainly for our own comfort , so that we can enjoy a higher standard of life than the Chinese themselves could expect . |
| 4 | — the way in which he and his colleagues can assist us on an individual basis . |
| 5 | Can you assist us on the approach which you have adopted in terms not only of greenbelt function , but of the need for a strategic reserve ? |
| 6 | She has written a very full report which will assist us with a review of advanced courses policy in the light of the development of general Scottish Vocational Qualifications ( of which more later ) . |
| 7 | This young man has come from Dublin to answer all our questions , and I had a letter from Mick Collins himself telling me that this young man would assist us in every way possible … " |
| 8 | We have shown how group frequencies derived from experience with other molecules may be used to suggest assignments for particularly characteristic bands , and how the use of isotopes may assist us in the deduction of molecular structure and of the types of atoms involved in each mode . |
| 9 | More recently , we have amended the legislation in the Environmental Protection Act 1990 , which again places us in the vanguard of Europe , with additional provisions for integrated pollution control for those industrial processes with the most potential for pollution , and for a duty of care for all producers and handlers of waste . |
| 10 | Caroline Durkan , the GDA senior projects executive handling the scheme , said yesterday : ‘ It places us in an awkward position if we try to get cash from the public sector if the private sector do not see the benefits of Citywatch . ’ |
| 11 | If she will never be able to hide under the beauty of her image clusters , at least she will never bore us with the undergrowth of psychology and metaphor , where art is an excuse for waffle . |
| 12 | They had first spied us from the balcony of ‘ their ’ room . |
| 13 | The court proceedings provided us with a platform ; fines and suspended sentences conferred on us an aura of minor martyrdom … |
| 14 | It is only much later , in On Human Conduct ( 1975 ) , that Oakeshott provided us with a comprehensive account of his views on government and law . |
| 15 | This first season with its dramatic results , provided us with a working demonstration of the trap presented by residual material in any earth shifted from one place to another . |
| 16 | 2 He provided us with a new theory as to the essential reality of governing , in the period of classical parliamentary government , in the period when members of the Commons enjoyed a golden age of independence between the fall of patronage and the rise of highly organised political parties . |
| 17 | He even realised that we might slide off him when he accelerated , and provided us with a vine , like a rope , to hang on to . |
| 18 | My hon. Friend the Member for Portsmouth , South ( Mr. Martin ) provided us with a model of how much can be put into a brief speech . |
| 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 | ‘ The portacabin provided us with a way to offer them the best possible service under the circumstances . ’ |
| 21 | These short features were independent of my research for the book but they provided us with an opportunity of working together and getting to know each other . |
| 22 | This provided us with an opportunity to investigate the whales to see if we could discover anything about them that might explain why they had beached themselves . |
| 23 | This study provided us with an opportunity to identify some of the myths that predominantly unskilled workers hold about life in their work environment . |
| 24 | The Sandfords provided us with an elderly Amhara called Habta Mariam as cook . |
| 25 | The cyclists received a marvellous reception from the staff of JM Birmingham at 6am on completing this most challenging stage and they provided us with an excellent cooked breakfast . |
| 26 | Their views are readily recognizable in a world where the fuss about the Turin Shroud has reminded us of a time when high hopes and claims of miracle were commonly attached to pieces of the true cross or heads of John the Baptist , where much Christian literature promises believers great success in life if only they have enough faith in God , and where men and women of political power still try to have God and his Church on their side , and to use their authority to enhance their own . |
| 27 | But you 're right about Willesden and how you ladies managed to find us in the blackout beats me . ’ |
| 28 | I had hardly had time to consider this problem : rip P J O'Rourke off , or get dressed , before the pilot jerked us into a vertical dive ? |
| 29 | Should we just enjoy the things that touch us in a painting or should it spur us on to learn more ? |
| 30 | Oh , Jesus , she 's driving us up the wall . |