Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb base] us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | It could be simply a difference of opinion where conflicting views bring us to an impasse . |
| 3 | In addition , local boroughs and health authorities fund us through grants and service contracts . |
| 4 | Wishes provide us with motivation and strategy , for without the greed of a wish we would never get started . |
| 5 | Notice also how these skills provide us with a timeless wisdom , applicable to all people-situations anywhere . |
| 6 | 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 ’ . |
| 7 | The first two hours knock us into shape , however , as we battle with the boulder-strewn approach to Condoriri . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The language of the marketing echoes exactly that of any supermarket brand-name : ‘ our readers perceive us as a brand of books with a special flavour and image ’ . |
| 10 | The Jews provide us with the single most illuminating incident of the episcopate of Avitus . |
| 11 | However , whilst the image of the ‘ head and tail ’ coin is pertinent to our understanding of the rituals , the rabbis ' words provide us with little more than an appreciation of how Jewish society ( or a part thereof ) at the time perceived and explained the religious state of affairs . |
| 12 | Note We will make payments as stated above provided ( a ) the injured clients notify us of any claim for personal injury within 3 months of their return from holiday ; ( b ) they assign to Horizon Holidays Ltd. any rights against a supplier or any other person or party they may have relating to the claim ; and ( c ) they agree to co-operate fully with us should we or our insurers wish to enforce those rights which have been assigned to us or to which we are subrogated . |
| 13 | Jesus ' sufferings draw us into the love of God and show us how much he loved us . |
| 14 | We have offered to produce , on demand , any other communications which braille readers ask us for . |
| 15 | A mule clattered past , its straw panniers thrust us against the adobe wall . |
| 16 | These songs remind us of the deeds and of the character of God , as does the psalmist who sings : |
| 17 | ‘ Let the burning of these books remind us to be everlastingly on our guard against Imperialism and War . ’ |
| 18 | The words remind us of Hagar 's cry , when she was first driven into the desert and rescued by God : ‘ Have I really seen God and remained alive after seeing him ? ’ |
| 19 | The wholesalers via their star ratings help us in our stock selections , and by provision of p.o.s. help us sell the books purchased . |
| 20 | Yet , despite the rapid growth of these more recent subjects , history retains its traditional importance in higher education , since its social , cultural , economic and political concerns provide us with an interdisciplinary approach to problems that includes the perspectives and many of the methods of the various social sciences , yet also seeks to establish a broader , overall assessment of the issues it examines . |
| 21 | Turtles provide us with a different example . |
| 22 | Conflict theorists emphasise that most areas of our lives involve us in institutionalised power relationships , and most of us are subordinate most of the time . |
| 23 | In saying that our senses restrict us to appearances and that therefore we know nothing , they would mistakenly be supposing that knowledge is exclusively knowledge of necessary causes and inner natures . |
| 24 | What these descriptions present us with is the concept of an impersonal Absolute or Ultimate and this is exactly what Gandhi wishes to convey for he has no hesitation in expressing a preference for the idea of God as formless Truth . |
| 25 | The Gospels present us with a picture of Jesus of Nazareth searching out those left on the edge , and bringing them into the heart of God 's kingdom . |
| 26 | When trials come we must trust what he has revealed about himself in the Bible rather than what our senses tell us at that particular point in time . |
| 27 | So the changes in the spectral lines tell us of changes in the Sun 's temperature , which in turn reveal changes in the solar luminosity . |
| 28 | They and their disused railway lines remind us of wealth in the last century — but unemployment during the last 50 years . |
| 29 | Looking at the long sweep of the historical past , Temple had seen that ‘ Historical analogies lead us to one conclusion only ’ — that subject races invariably at some point regain their liberty . |
| 30 | The improvements in performance over the last two years provide us with a secure base from which to move forward . |