Example sentences of "[to-vb] us [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That dopey mare left about five hours ago to find us some transport so we could all go into Ipswich and sign on . |
| 2 | Come on , if she is going to feed us this crud , she could at least get her research right . |
| 3 | If you really want to aid us this time round , tell everyone that . |
| 4 | ‘ It is because we need your brilliant white nose to help us each year to deliver presents . |
| 5 | I ask my hon. Friend , please , to give us that opportunity as soon as possible . |
| 6 | We would love to put out title on the line , if the IRB had the guts and the vision to give us that chance . |
| 7 | There are behind-the-scenes flurries as the sheet-covered frock is brought out of storage — by ladies dressed in white coats and white gloves so that the masterpiece is n't stained — and the model changes to give us another twirl . |
| 8 | Remember that the NCT is about parenting and we 'd be delighted to hear from any fathers who 'd like to give us another viewpoint of parenthood ? |
| 9 | ' I was ah — I was just thinking that we really must — must get Willy to give us another shot of his old car ; you know , the Mini he bombs up and down the sands on sometimes ? |
| 10 | We are constantly talking to the press try and persuade them to give us more coverage . |
| 11 | The Minister , who has access to more information than I have and who is ably supported by his civil servants , may be able to give us more news on that front this morning . |
| 12 | ‘ Yes , ’ I said , looking round for the waitress to give us more coffee , ‘ I still hate vomit . |
| 13 | As we made our way through 1944 the advancing Allied forces were able to give us more room — by that I mean there was more Allied occupied ( and therefore less hostile ) territory for us to fly over in order to get to our targets . |
| 14 | Two producers in Bristol , Tony Hoyland and Peter Lilley , were being encouraged to give us more weight and status by doing discussion programmes with representatives of other countries , including those behind the Iron Curtain . |
| 15 | But we are given such a huge sweep from birth to incipient death that the movie never draws breath long enough to give us any depth or conflict . |
| 16 | They came in today to give us this talk about kind of er , kind of erm , money we 're gon na get , whatever today , you know , like they said about the Poll Tax |
| 17 | I hoped this trench was deep enough , and the roof strong enough to give us some protection from the increasing mortar fire that was now coming our way . |
| 18 | Once the report is ready for distribution I hope Planning and Co-ordination will be able to give us some assistance as you did with the first plan . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm gon na get Mickey to give us some money ! |
| 20 | You do n't have to make a firm commitment but obviously we like you to give us some idea of your availability . |
| 21 | ‘ Later on , I 'll ask you to give us some help . |
| 22 | To give us some reassurance , the Minister can easily accept the amendments which propose that the sale of components of the SBG will not be proceeded with until there has been agreement — not consultation with interested parties , including management-employee buy-out teams and trade unions . |
| 23 | They intend to give us some notion of what they are when they roll out the application programming interface in 90 days . |
| 24 | They intend to give us some notion of what they are when they roll out the API in 90 days . |
| 25 | Jesus had had many interviews with people , we 've looked at some of them over these past few weeks , the time when he met with Nicademus , the religious leader , the time he went out of his way to meet with a woman of Semaria in her dyer need , the other occasion that we looked at er a week or so back when he called Anzakias from that tree of which he was hiding , last week his judge , pilot , but of all those interviews and as many others that we have n't looked at this surely must be one of the strangest as Jesus himself is in the process of dying and as he is dying he is confronted with another person who has a need , but Jesus your need is as greatest as any body elses , your pain , your suffering , your physical suffering was every bit of great as those around you , why be bothered with others is n't that so often our story , when we are in need we can forget all about other people , it does n't matter there need , its poor me , what about me , what about my need , what about my requirements , what about my suffering , but we see here how Jesus apart from any thing else deals with his own suffering , he deals with it by ministering to the needs of other people , and this surely then must be one of the most strange and one of the most interviews that our lord ever had when he was here on earth , with this dying thief , but he was more than a thief he was a er , he was a re a rebel , he was a terrorist or a freedom fighter depending on which way you wanted to look at it and he was dying for his crimes and he was n't alone because there there was this man we 've been talking about , there was Jesus and there was another one , another criminal on the other side and we find that this is all in keeping with what god had promised , all there in , in line with his prophecy way back in Iziah chapter fifty three , it tells us that he was numbered with the transgressors , that he died with sinful men with , with law breakers and here it is its happening right in front of the , the very eyes of the Jewish leaders and the jewish authorities our lords intention in coming into the world was to save men and women , to seek out and to save sinners , remember thirty odd years previous to this event the word had come , for Mary his mother , to Joseph , we will call his name Jesus because he will save his people from their sins and later on writing to Timothy the apostle Paul in the first chapter of the first book in verse fifteen he says it is a trust worthy statement deserving full acceptance that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners , this was his purpose , this was his reason for coming into the world , not to be a good man , not to be a , a great leader , not to give us some model that we can , you know , that we can plan our life out and try and live up to his standards , he says I 've come to give my life as a ransom , I have come to save and to seek that which was lost and here in this incident as he himself is dying and is in physical pain and torment he is carrying out this very work , of seeking out and saving of those who will turn to him , those who will put their trust in him , he is saving the lost , and we see in a wonderful how great the compassion of Jesus was and is , in reaching out and rescuing those who are lost , here we see our lord suffering the most terrible agony and yet in the midst of his own sorrow and pain and , and torment he thinks of this dying thief and extends his grace and mercy to him . |
| 26 | This was his purpose , this was his reason for coming into the world , not to be a good man , not to be a , er a great leader , not to give us some model that we can , you know , plan our life out and try and lie up to his standards , he says I have come to give my life as a ransom , I have come to save and to seek that which was lost . |
| 27 | As we come to the end of this Parliament , will the Secretary of State take this opportunity to give us some insight into the Government 's long-term policy which has been formulated during the past 13 years ? |
| 28 | Richard we have now conducted some more audits , would you like to give us some feedback ? |
| 29 | Father Boniface would not refuse to do us this service , if you require it . ’ |
| 30 | Perhaps for this reason above any other , aromatherapy has sometimes been dismissed out of hand by a few dyed-in-the-wool traditionalists because they believe a certain amount of discomfort must be felt if it 's to do us any good ! |