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Example sentences of "[to-vb] us [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1	Some of these , no doubt , are very satisfactory to us in our present state of opinion about the constitution of bodies , but there are others which are likely to startle us out of our complacency and perhaps ultimately to drive us out of all the hypotheses in which we have hitherto found refuge into that thoroughly conscious ignorance which is a prelude to every real advance.in knowledge .
2	We know what we like , like what we know , unless something quite powerfully intervenes to shake us out of it .
3	It takes a Wittgenstein to pull us up with a jolt , by saying that this is like translating a chair — not the word ‘ chair ’ , but a chair — into French .
4	Britain is in an economic mess and we need level-headed , responsible leaders to pull us out of it .
5	‘ It 's an awful thing to say , but the revenue to pull us out of this recession has to come from somewhere , ’ she said .
6	‘ It 's an awful thing to say , but the revenue to pull us out of this recession has to come from somewhere , ’ she said .
7	All that postmodernism has been able to do is signal the demise and loss of all we have held dear , and it remains for another generation of artists to pull us out of the mire .
8	Hence none of the engines of recovery is available to pull us out of the recession .
9	Within seconds one of the porters was knocking at the door to escort us down in case of trouble .
10	Yet this epidemic of self-inflicted slaughter seems to pass us by with little front page news in the national Press .
11	Simon would you like to lead us through on your document ?
12	It made us able to stand up on our own two feet , to sharpen us up in many respects .
13	‘ Supposed to pick us up at lunchtime and never turned up .
14	They provided my family and I with currency exchange at competitive rates , advice on aeroplane repairs , free landing and hangarage , free overnight accommodation — and even organised on-the-spot Customs clearance when a friend came to pick us up in a twin the following morning .
15	I 've got a helicopter due to pick us up in half an hour , and the Citation 's on stand-by .
16	Helen had agreed to help us out on this day of days , and she and I rescued the trolley and staggered around , heaving Changez 's junk into the back of the big Rover .
17	At last Robert Sheldrake said , ‘ Good veterinary nurses are sometimes difficult to find , but Dawn is an old friend who has come to help us out in our new venture . ’
18	This turned out to be a bonus , because we had to stay overnight in Paris and by good luck , our friends the family Toulagian were in , and happy to put us up at no notice .
19	After a long debate , they finally agreed to put us up for the night .
20	‘ It 's remarkably kind of you to put us up like this , and we 're both very grateful . ’
21	But to present the ‘ regions of application ’ model as our only version of the curriculum in our prospectus would be to put us out of business .
22	All we need is a victory to put us back on the road .
23	All we need is a victory to put us back on the road .
24	I only mentioned it because I want you to know that I realise the problems we 're facing — and that I 've got plans to put us back on our feet .
25	Our last four away games ( Ipswich , Wed. , Tottenham , Everton ) were drawn with us leading in each of the last three , we need a win to put us back on track !
26	‘ It was n't enough to put us back in the World Cup contention .
27	They 're trying to put us off in because of the
28	Maman used to have to fill us up with la miausée . ’
29	Ah well sure but then the whole lot goes , but , but , but , but , but this was , this was the document , I mean the way this was put forward , this is going to last us through into the foreseeable future .
30	To my mind , the excellent Ms Phillips would be able to give a much funnier performance if she were allowed to let us in on the truth from the outset .