Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] us of " in BNC.
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1 | They constantly warned us of the danger of the roads , about the thieves and vagabonds who dressed in green or brown buckram and played Robin Hood in the dark forests or wastelands we passed through . |
2 | Over a cognac he gloomily informs us of the Japanese surrender . |
3 | This not only reminds us of the existence of a non-state section of education ( which as we write in mid-1987 seems set only to increase in size ) , but also in drawing attention to the relations between the state and non-state sectors , points out features of the conditions under which the former operates that are frequently taken for granted . |
4 | His ironic protestations — " " My wit is short ; ye may well understonde " " ; " " Blameth nat me … " " — serve only to remind us of the fact that here we have a court poet playing first the pilgrim-narrator " Chaucer " and then playing a churl . |
5 | The panel contains a cantharus which is comparable to that in the central roundel of mosaic B , North Hill.7 In the latter , the base and lower body of the cantharus do not survive , so depriving us of valuable comparative evidence . |
6 | In fact where toxic substances are odorous , the odour can have a positive effect on health , effectively warning us of their presence . |
7 | ‘ Details are just reaching us of a major breakthrough in the Martian revolution , ’ Derek Carlisle announced . |
8 | Here and there Pippo dropped a bomb , but hardly ever on a village ; he came out of sheer perversity , we felt , just to rob us of our sleep . |
9 | Instead of the negation of all individuality , we are offered a parable of a single individual who , in his heroic struggle , " takes the whole Dionysiac world on his back and thus relieves us of that burden " . |
10 | Could you just remind us of what it actually means to the economy of this country . |
11 | If you formally notify us of your wish to cancel a policy * we will stop debiting your monthly payment . |
12 | We hate doing this because it could be handy information in the event the other party ever accuses us of a transgression . |
13 | I do not believe she would ever leave us of her own will . ’ |
14 | Frequently these words are purportedly used by the characters within the fabliaux , such as the examples quoted above from Les quatre Souhais Saint Martin , but such terms are also quite often used by the narrators propria voce : in Le Pescheor de Pont seur Saine , " The Fisherman of Pont-sur-Seine " , for instance , a tale of sexual envy in a marriage , the narrator soon bluntly tells us of the couple that the man : ( He held her down |
15 | Periods of injury between 1972 and 1976 possibly robbed us of his best years . |
16 | She asks us if we would agree that Julia Roberts is the most stunning thing we 've ever seen , and we have to admit that Julia 's extraordinarily wide mouth and upturned nose always remind us of someone with their face pressed against a plate-glass window . |
17 | The order grew immensely wealthy and place names all over the country still remind us of lands that they once owned . |
18 | They also tell us of a field with the manor house in a ruinous condition . |
19 | Could all teams also inform us of the proposed date and venue of their tie so that we can send a photographer when possible . |
20 | Mourning also cleanses us of pity , which can be a subtle form of pride , or of self-pity which is a form of blindness to life as it really is . |
21 | It also reminds us of how recently belief in the supernatural was part of life . |
22 | I have made this broad but brief review of the development of provision for special needs partly to remind us of how much improvement has been achieved and also as a background to the rest of the paper . |
23 | In turn , this should also remind us of the limitations for the mosaicist of over-ornate sketches . |
24 | They can also delude us of course , and the obscured line between revelation and illusion is a distinction to cling to as best one can , to be clarified by reason in retrospect or not at all . |
25 | As a compact and multi-functional element colour denies verisimilitude , implying the ethereal , whilst simultaneously reminding us of the world of concrete phenomena . |
26 | Please advise us of any updating or errors , which we can incorporate until 11 August . |
27 | Instead it is presented as though it really were neutral , detached and scientific , and that the description reliably tells us of Wolof mental states rather than of Wolof cultural conventions . |
28 | Charismatics can be very dismissive and intolerant of those who do not share their religious perspective and Rolle frequently reminds us of such an attitude . |
29 | The theme of the pack ‘ Tongues of Fire ’ immediately reminds us of the power of the Holy Spirit coming to the apostles at Pentecost and their going out to spread the gospel message fired up with enthusiasm and courage . |
30 | It 's the mediocre that drags us all down to a common denominator ; … that deprives us of judgement ; … that particularly deprives us of a sense of humour . |