Example sentences of "[v-ing] us [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well plus plus the fact that erm it 's not that you have n't got one , or it 's not that we 'd need you to drive it 's that you 're denying us the privilege of being able to send you . |
| 2 | Erm I mean I I have some concerns , like Cynthia , about the number of careers officers who suddenly appear when you say there 's a visit to , Hull University , and we 've got people coming from all over the county and it 's costing us a fortune . |
| 3 | It 's costing us a bit of money but er , you know , we do n't do these things for the short term , er |
| 4 | That 's costing us a lot of money . ’ |
| 5 | That 's costing us a lot of money . ’ |
| 6 | Not only are we rapidly filling up these refuse sites but the disposal and site maintenance is also costing us a lot of money — all from our rates ! |
| 7 | ‘ At the best it is dubious and at worst it could be costing us a lot of money . ’ |
| 8 | Well , he 's taking a lot longer and costing us a lot more money in terms of letting us know his view . |
| 9 | Torturing us every day |
| 10 | ‘ I should be very cross with you — worrying us the way you did . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I do n't know about Joe , ’ I said , pouring us a drink . |
| 12 | It 's all I can offer , but if you felt like pouring us a couple , then topping it up with water … |
| 13 | Partly , it 's survived because of its very size and range ; with hundreds of thousands of people calling us every year , there 's a clear demonstration of need for the service . |
| 14 | Tod and I reclined on the wrung bedding as Irene advanced into the room , holding a tightly gripped paper tissue to her eyes and calling us a piece of shit . |
| 15 | Television erects major obstacles to that goal both by imposing its own definition of what a whole person is and by teaching us a way of living that accords with its own curriculum . |
| 16 | ‘ He 's getting us a goose for Christmas , ’ she said , ‘ that 'll be nice , wo n't it ? |
| 17 | Instead of buying us a present , from erm , my mum bought me a few bits and pieces when they went to France . |
| 18 | Two five five , the reason why the Executive asked for withdrawal was because it 's moving us a bit too fast along this track , and it 's moving us in a particular direction before we 've had the time to think about whether that 's the right direction to go . |
| 19 | They were sending us a message . ’ |
| 20 | Is the Almighty sending us a warning ? |
| 21 | Well , he will be sending us a bill , I can pop it in when we get the bill |
| 22 | Chair , can I just help you here recently , because we 've had a recent case ourselves erm , this is an ironic twist to this , because Councillor Patten 's being writing to the County on Highway and Traffic issues recently and sending us a copy , and it 's stunned us a little bit , because normally they would write to us direct , but there 's a sting in this because we do n't know whether we 're supposed to respond to him now , or the county . |
| 23 | The Open College of Arts tried to interest us in their ‘ creative Writing ’ course by sending us a magazine compiled from the students work . |
| 24 | Richard is joining us every month to pass on tips , ideas and news from the world of horticulture , and add a touch of humour too . |
| 25 | If the hon. Gentleman , from a London constituency , would pay some attention to the problems that we face in Hemsworth , such as those with RECHAR , which is helping to keep rates in his area down , he would be doing us a service . |
| 26 | Delia Cope believes by listening to Black women 's poems she is doing us a favour . |
| 27 | and erm he 's doing us a favour and some round to get Patch and er he said he 'll get lots That 's all ready for Simon now and he forgot his bag . |
| 28 | In the days of the Bestiary and the Emblem Book , animal pictures had shown the world of Aesop 's fables ; butterflies giving us a symbol of resurrection , and also of feckless enjoyment , in pictures waiting to be decoded . |
| 29 | You 're giving us a total of twenty-three . |
| 30 | Knowing 1 we use ( 15 ) to evaluate unc giving us a column proportional to x1 . |