Example sentences of "[noun pl] [to-vb] us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Part of the process of gaining control over our lives involves us in resisting their attempts to box us in the pigeonhole of ‘ client ’ — and to expose their self-styled , self-seeking efforts to elevate their second-hand knowledge about disability into a ‘ profession ’ . |
| 2 | WE asked five city fashion shops to provide us with clothes which they considered epitomised Merseyside style : |
| 3 | For your part , we very mich hope that piloting centres will use all available channels to provide us with feedback — whether this is at a seminar or centre visit , via the piloting questionnaire , or through informal contacts with the piloting team at SCOTVEC . |
| 4 | This year we are asking a selected sample of readers to help us with this process . |
| 5 | We are likely to repeat previous styles to get us through the pain , but a point can be reached where the old ways no longer work . |
| 6 | So it is good to have these idiomatic recordings to remind us of just how good a pianist he was : in both the Concerto and the Rhapsody , rock-solid technique serves real musicality , and this CD would be worth acquiring on the strength of the Gershwin works alone . |
| 7 | We 've asked four top designers to join us for the day and show just how they would accessorize the little black dress that is a staple of this season 's wardrobe . |
| 8 | For this reason we are asking our readers to tell us about their experiences in the jobs race . |
| 9 | 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 ! |
| 10 | It 's a convenient unit , perhaps a useful way of thinking about it is in terms of the time that light takes about eight minutes to reach us from the sun . |
| 11 | Your postcards to reach us by Saturday , December 19 , 1992 . |
| 12 | Instead of prayers to protect us from these sources of guilt , shame and terror Freud suggested that dreams took over , transforming the Gothic horrors into cryptic symbols only interpretable by psycho-analysts , the new priests of nineteenth century rationalism . |
| 13 | I want to take the initiative a step further , which is why I am now appealing for other British companies to join us in providing this help for our troops . |
| 14 | WCM readers perhaps more than most will have cherished its long-time contributor 's confident re-entry , all flowing drives and elegant poise , with the occasional nicks to remind us of his vulnerability . |
| 15 | In Zurich we have prevailed upon the promoters to move us from caravans in the car park into a hotel . |
| 16 | So the Holy Spirit works , in our lives to bring us to Christ , to bring us to new birth . |
| 17 | Maureen Ruchardson , who made a similar appearance in the B is for Book exhibition at the Shipley Art Gallery in Gateshead , continues to cook and beat the fibres of local plants to provide us with hand-made paper . |
| 18 | We know there are no magic charms to aid us in our troubles — only our reason and our will . |
| 19 | We shall also be asking centre co-ordinators to help us in collecting important information about candidates ' first destinations after taking general SVQs . |
| 20 | This motion condemns rise in unemployment caused by the incompetent handling of the Tory government 's economic policies and I ask for support of the T U C campaigns for the unemployed , but I would beg really that when we do campaign , the T U C gives us more than two days to notify us of rallies and meetings . |
| 21 | None of us expected the hospital workers to save us from Thatcher , and yet they tried harder than most . |
| 22 | Anne and Margaret will be using their talents as writers of reviews to tell us about what we hope will be memorable experiences . |
| 23 | We knew that VAT was going to be an issue , but because everything was so vague we found it impossible to draw up detailed plans in advance , which meant that at the last minute we had to commit unbudgeted and unplanned resources to enable us to be ready for January . ’ |
| 24 | We have the kitchen middens to inform us about the former and the dolmens and passage graves — both resting places and scenes of ancestor worship — to inform us of the latter . |
| 25 | We asked six of our regular writers to tell us about their favourite walking areas in the UK . |
| 26 | The new season has brought us a new county and a few new rules to keep us on our guard . |
| 27 | After all , ITN 's bulletins have made no attempts to deceive us about the influence of Iraqi minders over Sadler 's reports . |
| 28 | And he 's given us certain gifts to enable us for this to happen in our lives . |
| 29 | Poetry and vision are the sails to take us to a universe as vast as that of Boltzmann . |
| 30 | God under takes to teach us through the Spirit if we will allow him to lead us into a closer understanding of and obedience to Jesus Christ . |