Example sentences of "[det] [noun sg] [verb] us " in BNC.
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| 1 | That finding leads us to a shocking conclusion : a gesture is more individual than an individual . |
| 2 | The first thing that that litany reminds us of is that when it came to success , in the immortal words of Mae West ( put into her mouth by scriptwriter Vincent Lawrence ) , goodness had nothing to do with it . |
| 3 | The answer might seem to be that experience tells us that nation states are a key fact of the current world and that they plainly do often behave in a self-interested way . |
| 4 | Locke obviously recognized the implausibility of supposing that experience gives us these pieces of knowledge ; experience can not account for their certain applicability to all wholes , all numbers , or all promises . |
| 5 | We can not have a deep friendship without allowing that friendship to influence us , because that is the very nature of a deep friendship . |
| 6 | We 'd been drifting apart until then , and that talk brought us right back together . |
| 7 | We do n't need all that much from each club to keep us afloat but if we do n't get your help , I am very concerned that in the present recession we shall not be able to keep up our work and in conclusion Your Royal Highness perhaps I could just say that the Seamanship Foundation is very grateful to the R Y A , to the Treasurer , Chris and particularly to the Senior Managers who have done everything they can to help the foundation , thank you . |
| 8 | Turning the Map : Images from the Americas part one , Christopher Columbus reached America 500 years ago and amid the celebrations of his achievement this two-part exhibition by photographers from all over that continent reminds us that America is not just one country and Columbus ' arrival was not so much a discovery , but more the beginning of colonisation by Europeans ( until 21 Feb ) . |
| 9 | Since the , that methodology tells us that although employment has been cut erm in the first quarter of this year on our calcul er calculations in many regions of the economy with the south east particularly hard hit well in one region , the West Midlands , for the first time we 're seeing an increase in employment . |
| 10 | I think that erm the actual position er assured was that industry gave us a quotation in erm April nineteen ninety two which actually was somewhat higher than we 'd anticipated , but I 'm not sure that industry reyu viewed it as an increase because it was probably the first time they had formally quoted a price . |
| 11 | That uncertainty urges us to look beyond the present , with a faint hope to control our future . |
| 12 | This finding warns us against concluding that women get into heroin and sustain regular use solely because of male associations and partnerships . |
| 13 | Based on an aspect of attachment theory which emphasizes the relationship between a sense of security and willingness to explore and venture into new domains , this framework allowed us to examine secondees ' experiences during a period of transition . |
| 14 | This change takes us back to the UK position some five or so years ago . |
| 15 | ‘ This computer allows us to send electronic mail , E-mail , which reduces the need to use paper and is far quicker . |
| 16 | Will this purchase help us towards our goal ? |
| 17 | When divergent truth claims of this kind confront us the question that arises is what independent criterion of truth can be produced to determine which claim to truth is the right one ? |
| 18 | This mourning cleanses us of our false expectations and superficialities , where we try to flatten everything into a manageable world in which we are in charge . |
| 19 | Dehydration , er can produce death within a matter of fe , er a few hours and and an understanding of the mechanism by which this dehydration leads us into one of the most effective forms of heat treatment er , ever produced . |
| 20 | ‘ It raises the question of internal control and we would expect a bank facing this difficulty to inform us right away , ’ said an official . |
| 21 | As we come to the end of this Parliament , will the Secretary of State take this opportunity to give us some insight into the Government 's long-term policy which has been formulated during the past 13 years ? |
| 22 | Will the Prime Minister take this opportunity to tell us why over the last year the unemployment record of his Government is by far the worst of any in the European Commuity ? |
| 23 | It 's the usual imaginative , expensive production , in this case whisking us from London to New York to New Orleans . |
| 24 | In this case let us consider the healthy child and the illnesses that commonly occur in childhood . |
| 25 | Human memory in this case carries us , in a way , over a span of history lasting nearly a hundred and forty years . |
| 26 | As we have seen , the removal of a core-electron requires an energy characteristic primarily of the atom concerned , so this technique offers us the ability to identify the constituent atoms of any sample . |
| 27 | This technique gives us some of the advantages of instruction modification , while keeping instructions and data in separate areas . |
| 28 | Olazabal 's dislike of US Open courses and their preparation is well-known , but he said today : ‘ This course offers us much more hope than in previous years . ’ |
| 29 | Not surprisingly , this expertise allows us to undertake project management , world wide , of the design , co-ordination and build of beautiful custom yachts to the highest specifications . |
| 30 | But neither should we enable this sympathy to blind us to the greater truth that more persons suffer , many fatally , from corporate crime than ‘ conventional ’ crime . |