Example sentences of "[v-ing] us [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Utilitarianism is often thought of as challenging us to rethink the ethics of the common sense of our society . |
| 2 | If there was a choice of department within a region , we chose the one that gave its nurse practitioners most responsibility as we assumed that its nurse practitioners would fulfil the role most completely , enabling us to examine the role more effectively . |
| 3 | Importantly , by enabling us to see the lack of stability within textual play , deconstruction has helped bring attention to the exterior forces which attempt to control such play . |
| 4 | The difference between the 13 C of atmospheric CO 2 and leaf carbon of maize ( and certain other C4 species ) is conservative across environments and did not vary significantly with [ CO 2 ] ( B.D.M. et al. , manuscript in preparation ) , enabling us to use the 13 C of C4 leaves as a proxy for the 13 C of chamber air . |
| 5 | And we feel confirmed in this interpretation by its enabling us to answer the question , ‘ What does the word ‘ understand ’ stand for ? ’ with ‘ a mental process we have found to occur in ourselves ’ . |
| 6 | And it has the advantage of enabling us to consider the two problems associated with terms and relations in a single context . |
| 7 | The paradox is that while mathematics appears to be based on axioms rather than empirical knowledge ( although some have argued that it is rooted ultimately in the ‘ one-twoness ’ of things ) , it has nevertheless turned out to be remarkably fruitful in enabling us to understand the physical and to a lesser extent social world ; it is as if we had invented a game which turned out to be real . |
| 8 | Barclays subscribed cash for preference shares and ordinary shares representing 20% of our equity , enabling us to buy the equipment . |
| 9 | ‘ It 's enabling us to get the effects we need in blends , primarily with wool , mainly for women 's wear . |
| 10 | This applies to both the major components which the craftsman deliberately mixed together to form the final product , and also to the trace elements of which he was probably ignorant , but which can indicate the likely source of some of the materials , thus enabling us to distinguish the genuine from the spurious . |
| 11 | Alan added : ‘ While our senior managers have combined experience of over 100 years they are aged 40 and under , thus enabling us to offer the most up-to-date knowledge of shipping and air freight requirements . |
| 12 | Think of all the selves you put on — selves that are n't really masks because they are a true part of the core being — but that often coexist uneasily , compelling us to recognise the tension and contradictions between the different selves . |
| 13 | As we can see , though , new concerns with how writing interacts with history are causing us to abandon the idea of literary study as something caught up with the transcendental . |
| 14 | Such a theory would seem to support the notion of two distinct orientations of dramatic playing and performing , but Stanislavsky 's theory of acting seems to embrace both modes , leading us to consider the model as dialectic , each mode containing the seed of its opposite . |
| 15 | Critical reservations about New Historicism are overwhelmed by the benefits it has produced in forcing us to reconsider the relations between texts , historical contexts , and the methodologies we use in both establishing and unravelling these relations . |
| 16 | The smoke billowed out , forcing us to drop the chest . |
| 17 | Which she totally buggered up by getting us to sing the theme from Aspects Of Love and then making a big speech about the Pope . |
| 18 | Another set of problems that has serious implications for the social survey involves issues to do with data analysis rather more than collection but , none the less , does have a bearing in getting us to understand the limits of the survey and of variable analysis . |
| 19 | Instead , BT is set to fill our TV screens with Mel Smith as ‘ Inspector Morose ’ , persuading us to buy the third lot of BT shares , which goes on sale in July . |
| 20 | They see no problem in joining us to visit the elderly of the village ’ . |
| 21 | So the drop in fee income was largely people delaying letting us do the work : it was n't solely through lost work . |
| 22 | There are longueurs in Act I , but he skilfully deflects attention from them by a deft account of the ballet music and by letting us admire the much improved state of the Royal Opera chorus . |
| 23 | ‘ Thanks for letting us have the keys . ’ |
| 24 | I got ta make a dozen mince pies for the , she said can you make a dozen mince for the , I said no Sheila , she said pardon , I said no , I said I 'd buy twelve I will not make twelve , so after that she 's , then went round everybody could make twelve mince pies , it 's a bit of a nerve is n't it ? , seems a bit of a nerve asking us to buy the wool and make |
| 25 | I suppose we have to be grateful that Mr Akhtar grudgingly refrains from asking us to ban the works of Voltaire , which seems a major concession from him . |
| 26 | We should add that after the hearing was completed we received a letter from Mr. Persaud inviting us to reopen the hearing to allow him to address additional points to us which he had not mentioned at all in his opening submissions to us or in his reply . |
| 27 | We are not amazed at their motivation and intelligence when they eagerly look up at us , willing us to throw the ball or the stick . |
| 28 | Pre-packed filtration systems and the growing emphasis on high-tech media are both in danger of making us forget the very important role that floss — and better still , a properly bonded filter mat — can play in … raising Zebra Finches . |
| 29 | Pre-packaged filtration systems , and the growing emphasis on high tech media are both in danger of making us forget the very important role that floss , and better still a properly bonded filter mat can play in filtration . |
| 30 | The pair of them loved searches , making us face the wall and spread our arms and legs as they felt all over us for some exciting trophy . |