Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Billy was a tower of strength in Palace 's two years in the 1st Division , 1979–81 , missing only five of our 84 games there , and then his sturdy and dependable displays helped to keep us from further embarrassment after we had returned to Division Two , so that every Palace fan was sorry to see Billy opt to leave us for Portsmouth in the 1984 close season . |
| 2 | It is right that in the negotiations , which must remain confidential , they should seek to prevent us from going too far too soon . |
| 3 | Labour is said to be in terminal decline because we have failed to identify , let alone appeal to , a natural constituency we might expect to provide us with majority support . |
| 4 | 8 ) WHAT DOES THE CASE STUDY TELL US ABOUT CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR ? |
| 5 | ‘ Oh , yes , ’ she answered lightly , and turning to Leith , ‘ I 'm afraid Travis does n't always surface to join us for breakfast on Sunday morning . ’ |
| 6 | Comforts and consolations may appear to wean us from the gifts to the Giver . |
| 7 | Everyone 'll want to favour us with a well-wishing . |
| 8 | ‘ Well now , Inspector , would you like to put us in the picture ? ’ |
| 9 | If you feel that you , or any group that you are associated with , could avail of our facilities , please do not hesitate to contact us at 0762 342669 or write to us at Craigavon Sprite Watersports Centre |
| 10 | The full calendar will be confirmed in November 1991 , please do not hesitate to contact us on 0920 463900 for further information . |
| 11 | In the event of you wishing to let your property please do not hesitate to contact us by telephone for further details of our services , at any of the undermentioned offices : |
| 12 | ‘ Would you like to join us on a walk ? ’ they asked . |
| 13 | She 's a partner in a firm of solicitors in the High Street — well , she thought you might like to join us for a family Christmas dinner . |
| 14 | I have so far had 4 people interested in travelling from the UK , and another 3 who would like to join us for part of the time in NZ . |
| 15 | ‘ How would you like to join us for a while ? |
| 16 | Caroline and your visitor , would you like to join us at the table , if you want to join in . |
| 17 | However , he already knew Joy and Alan , and the kettle was boiling , so I asked him to sit down , and would he like to join us in a coffin ? |
| 18 | Ms Alexander said : ‘ We would welcome with open arms anyone who would like to join us in our important fund raising work . ’ |
| 19 | Please do keep telling us of any complaints or suggestions you have either about the Journal or about the way the Society is being run . |
| 20 | Gro group two , would you like to tell us about ? |
| 21 | ‘ Perhaps you 'd like to tell us from the beginning , ’ said Montgomery softly . |
| 22 | It 's just that we 've received soooooo many queries asking ‘ when ’ , ‘ who ’ and ‘ … how much ’ that we 've decided to give you the full story here ( maybe NOW you 'll stop inundating us with begging letters ! ) |
| 23 | He seeks to provide a substantive characterization of the concept of reality which will enable him to do two things : first , to show how certain rules and procedures are logically correct , how employment of them will suffice to guide us towards knowledge of reality ; secondly , to show how it can be rational for a self-controlled agent to seek to contribute to knowledge of reality . |
| 24 | Okay so do you want to run us through some of the things that we have n't really discussed in detail of what we 're gon na talk about in here today , specifically have we , I mean I thought something along the lines of er the nature and extent of sexual variations in English , or any other language you want . |
| 25 | On behalf of BAIE SCOTLAND , renewed thanks for all the help you have given us by providing such a useful series of seminars . |
| 26 | Werner came to our rescue with the loan of a hundred dollars , which would have to see us through the three or four months it might take us to reach Aru . |
| 27 | Slater glanced at Graham , " Sara and I were next-door neighbours for a while , I do believe our parents may even have intended us for each other at one time , without actually saying anything about it , of course . " |
| 28 | No doubt the grand-old Victorian would have reprimanded us for our thriftlessness , extravagance and improvidence . |
| 29 | But he 'd have called the police anyway and they might really have caught us at it . |
| 30 | PLAYER : ( Acknowledging the description with a sweep of his hat , bowing : sadly ) You should have caught us in better times . |