Example sentences of "[to-vb] we [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some horses also like to tease us , to irritate us with trivial annoyances — and especially in front of an audience . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm sure I do n't know for what act of yours the Deity has seen fit to bless us with mounted Normans , and shiploads of mercenaries , and woods that burn in a trice , but you must have dropped a word somewhere that commended itself . ’ |
| 3 | It is highly probable that by early in the next century it will require no more than ten per cent of the labour force to provide us with all our material needs — that is , all the food we eat , all the clothing we wear , all the textiles and furnishings in our houses , the houses themselves , the appliances , the automobiles , and so on . |
| 4 | Maureen Ruchardson , who made a similar appearance in the B is for Book exhibition at the Shipley Art Gallery in Gateshead , continues to cook and beat the fibres of local plants to provide us with hand-made paper . |
| 5 | Our billetors were obliged , wherever possible , to provide us with one bath per week ; where this was not possible , facilities were available at B.P. , but this interfered with transport provisions , and sometimes a request for private transport was necessary , though not readily granted , and arrangements for this were in the hands of a Mrs Wildboar-Smith . |
| 6 | We can not answer that question with certainty , but the details of the story itself would seem to provide us with several clues . |
| 7 | The problem arises because there is nothing in our day-to-day life to provide us with sufficient exercise . |
| 8 | We planned and performed our audit so as to obtain all the information and explanations which we considered necessary in order to provide us with sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the accounts are free from material misstatement , whether caused by fraud or other irregularity or error . |
| 9 | And , of course , we hope that piloting centres will continue to provide us with vital feedback . |
| 10 | Stock markets fluctuate wildly , economists have difficulty forecasting performance or prescribing remedies ; the indicators and institutions that used to provide us with reliable and reassuring benchmarks no longer seem to be functioning properly . |
| 11 | We hope that you will continue to provide us with this vital information as we embark together on the second piloting year . |
| 12 | Not only were the British Consul staff unable to answer questions about the search and weather conditions , but they were also reluctant to provide us with any basic help . |
| 13 | As the great British biologist/mathematician J.B.S. Haldane commented , human beings would be hard pressed , however long natural selection acted upon them , to sprout the wings of an angel ; we just do not have the genes that would even begin to provide the appropriate structures , and past selection has never acted to provide us with these structures . |
| 14 | We are doing more for training than any previous Government and the Labour party is in no position to lecture us on that subject . |
| 15 | Fucking Brinley 's a big fucking tart as far as I 'm concerned there are young man are you coming to discover us with young Sam ? |
| 16 | As before , successful attention switching depends upon careful preparation , having the techniques and the subjects to which to attend at our fingertips ready to distract us from negative or irrational thought . |
| 17 | ‘ The gaffer was ready to hammer us for that but after this result I asked , where are we going next Thursday — a nightclub ? |
| 18 | We then asked him , if he could not go so far as to meet us in full , to introduce an empowering provision . |
| 19 | It was agreed that the Secretary of the Party would ask the Party to inform us of any awards , plaques etcetera , that could be presented to recognize his length of membership . |
| 20 | However , having been off last week , I have n't been able to do that , but I have made all the amendments and I was only going to talk us through those that needed everybody to know about them . |
| 21 | It is important that constituents should be able to consult us about confidential matters , but surely we should not go so far as to give comfort to murderers and bombers , as has been suggested . |
| 22 | Derelict railway lines are now covered with earth or ashes and grass-seeded , well disguised as useful paths to lead us through this extraordinary cheek-by-jowl-with-industry urban reserve . |
| 23 | But who is qualified to lead us on this Crusade ? |
| 24 | Our Lord 's ministry , for instance , provides examples to guard us against this danger . |
| 25 | It is quite usual to find large joints of roast beef and pork for slicing on the delicatessen counter , but two of the more interesting meats to reach us in recent years have been smoked turkey and pastrami . |
| 26 | Send your answer to Steve Hack , Off the Record , 114 West Street , Farnham , GU9 7HL to reach us by next Friday . |
| 27 | We were soon to discover that Masha might be in no condition to set us on any track . |
| 28 | ‘ Why are you trying to split us in two ? |
| 29 | What moral blight upon the fair youth or our city will they offer to free us from next , I wonder . |
| 30 | I hope that my hon. Friend the Minister will be able to help us on that point tonight . |