Example sentences of "[v-ing] us [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | British Commonwealth links , though gossamer thin for most of the time , can become emotional ties of steel in times of crisis , drawing us into unexpected military commitments , as occurred in the Falklands Campaign . |
| 32 | On Wednesday David Howell , the Energy Secretary , was forced to withdraw the threat of pit closures and on Thursday we woke up to a dreadful press accusing us of ignominious surrender . |
| 33 | It 'll all be all right when the Vice President goes to Riyadh to sit down with the Iranians and they find out that our hostages come home , and the Ayatollah is either helping us in Central America or the contras . |
| 34 | Whibley 's effectiveness can be measured by the fact that he retained his position on the Palace flank while assisting us from Southern League also-rans to 3rd Division champions , and to a dignified place in Division Two . |
| 35 | And God 's word is used in bringing us to new birth , in bringing us , er to faith in Jesus Christ . |
| 36 | Well , these days top bands like CARTER USM are bribing us with bloody Brussels sprouts ! |
| 37 | Life is constantly astonishing us by confronting us with new kinds of character , and thereby with different kinds of goodness . |
| 38 | 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 . |