Example sentences of "[verb] us by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | This we did by making sure every request for spare parts , made on order slips , had been met by the delivery of these parts told us by the exact delivery slip . |
| 3 | I have no doubt about it that the government are urging us at this moment , er I I am concerned about that , they are urging us by the er |
| 4 | " The ceremonies taught us by the Chinese emperors ceased to be celebrated fourteen years ago in China itself when the revolution of Sun Yat-sen put an end to the Manchu dynasty . |
| 5 | The Quartet can be read as a ‘ simulacrum of simulation ’ in this sense : it reveals the simulated nature of the projections , speculations , and reconstructions fed us by the oral media and the role of story-telling in all so-called ‘ objective ’ compilations of factual information . |
| 6 | As for the laird — ’ he looked round with a quick black glint , ‘ he can lead us by the nose . ’ |
| 7 | Magnets may lead us by the nose |
| 8 | Yes I just want to explain very quickly for people who do n't know what we 're talking about , Leslie , because a lot of people join us by the minute , er , MPs on the Commons ' Heritage Committee , have said , they think it 's a very good idea , that if you have more than one telly , you should pay twenty pounds for the second one , and who knows , twenty pounds for the third , and twenty pounds extra for the fourth . |
| 9 | But it echoes an example given us by the Consumer Credit Association ( an amalgamation of the Retail Credit Federation and National Personal Finance Association , representing some 900 companies involved in personal loans and retail credit ) . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | But our knitwear in particular , erm she effected us by the little jumper she wore er with Charlie before she got engaged . |