Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] us on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Various speakers congratulated us on the marvellous work we had done over the past few months . |
| 2 | Fortunately , in this series of articles we will use more conventional maps to set us on the treasure trail , because it is my belief that correctly interpreted , the Ordnance Survey maps of the British Isles already contain most of the information necessary to track down some of the treasures that time has so cunningly concealed ! |
| 3 | We must therefore keep tight control on stocks of both raw materials and finished products and ensure that our customers pay us on time . |
| 4 | The new season has brought us a new county and a few new rules to keep us on our guard . |
| 5 | Other member states bypassed us on the single currency by giving us an opt-out , for which the Prime Minister had to pay at Maastricht — and for which the British people will have to pay even more in the months ahead — and they bypassed us on the social chapter by simply going ahead without us . |
| 6 | Here the good sisters comforted us on our last journey with a manchet of bread and a cup of wine . |
| 7 | We both decided that we needed more detector users to help us on the day , so John contacted members of the Shropshire Antiquities Group , who were more than willing to lend a helping hand . |
| 8 | Walking to the tiny mountain village of Axos , there was a friendly excitement in the air as locals waved us on our way to the open air taverna . |
| 9 | We need our ordinary grumbling members to keep us on our toes . |
| 10 | Overall , there are several major issues confronting us on the media front right now . |
| 11 | You think we have n't sent a bike off and asked the receivers to phone us on arrival ? |