Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Recall Fodor 's example of blinking when a good friend goes to poke us in the eye . ) |
| 2 | Other radicals demanded that foreign policy should no longer be at the mercy of " the ideas , valuations and methods of a sporting aristo-plutocracy " or " the obscure convolutions of diplomatic staffs " , that " there must be an end of the secret diplomacy which has plunged us into this catastrophe " and that the working classes should " lay down our own terms , make our own proclamations , establish our own diplomacy " . |
| 3 | This accursed recession has blinded us to the fact that we are well placed , vis-a-vis our competitors in Europe , to create wealth . |
| 4 | I am glad that she has joined us for the debate . |
| 5 | Almut Suerbaum , of the university of Munster , has joined us as the new Fellow in German ; as a specialist in Medieval German literature she continues the tradition of her predecessor . |
| 6 | Tony in charge of services and communication , Simon in charge of policy and development , Richard in charge of resource development , and although it 's not on the script and she said I must n't to the script , I ought to mention also Samantha who has joined us as head of communications on whom , you may thank for all the sort of visuals that we 're having , and the bright idea of videoing er , our Chairman . |
| 7 | It is your enthusiasm , dedication and sheer hard work which has placed us at the forefront of our industry . |
| 8 | Or is it the picture God has given us of himself ? |
| 9 | If we make sure of the right answer to these questions we will develop the full , clear picture of God that he himself has given us in his revelation . |
| 10 | He care for the whole of mankind and has given us in the Bible a guide-book by which to live . |
| 11 | Their views are readily recognizable in a world where the fuss about the Turin Shroud has reminded us of a time when high hopes and claims of miracle were commonly attached to pieces of the true cross or heads of John the Baptist , where much Christian literature promises believers great success in life if only they have enough faith in God , and where men and women of political power still try to have God and his Church on their side , and to use their authority to enhance their own . |
| 12 | Greenstein has reminded us of Marshall McLuhan 's distinction between " hot " and " cool " media , " hot " media presenting a complete pattern of stimuli , " cool " presenting an incomplete pattern and therefore requiring greater processing and hence a higher level of engagement on the reader 's part . |
| 13 | He depicted the life of enslaved mine workers in dark colours , and was altogether sensitive to the suffering of the humble ( as Professor Strasburger has reminded us in Journ . |
| 14 | He wants to provide us with the insight from his word and the power from his Holy Spirit that our lives should be transformed . |
| 15 | Does not my hon. Friend consider it surprising that the right hon. Member for Chingford ( Mr. Tebbit ) , who always wants to lecture us about the rule of law although we certainly need no lectures about it from him , comes to the House with , I think , two cases where crookedness was involved ? |
| 16 | Got ta find this two and a half percent that has dropped us in it ! |
| 17 | ‘ The DoT has not given us definite promises and has discouraged us from expecting too much . |
| 18 | ‘ Our visit has impressed us with the skill and the quality of our soldiers , and with the risks they run . |
| 19 | Although we have answered some questions , our work has presented us with many more . |
| 20 | The ‘ Sinatra/Jagger/Jive Bunny 's Back ’ joke has seen us through many a long winter . |
| 21 | But nothing has prepared us for this divine outburst . |
| 22 | Henry Porter doubtless spoke for many when he wrote recently in the Guardian : ‘ Little in the post-war years of decline in Britain has prepared us for the deep sense of unease now being experienced by its people . |
| 23 | They have whetted a lust for sensationalism that has turned us into a nation of accident watchers . |
| 24 | We must eliminate any previous conditioning that has prevented us from winning in the past . |
| 25 | Professor Black 's TGAT report , for all its expensive complexity , has saved us from the test-led teaching that seemed at one time inevitable . |
| 26 | We had everything beaten expect Jodami , who has done us for foot . ’ |
| 27 | In 1348 the king restored the Earl of Lancaster 's title to the Honour and castle of Pontefract , which he had hitherto held on lease from the queen , ‘ having regard to the good service and great honour which our … cousin has done us in Gascony ’ . |
| 28 | " Let us therefore be content , until the … er march of science has freed us from doubt , to take precautions against either eventuality . |
| 29 | The bread and the wine are consecrated with the reminder that ‘ through Jesus , God has freed us from the slavery of sin ’ and given us a life that is free of such bondage . |
| 30 | The consequences of our choice are serious , because God has made us in his image and likeness . |