Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] us on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Stewart joins us on the line now good morning Mr . |
| 2 | Various speakers congratulated us on the marvellous work we had done over the past few months . |
| 3 | Your very welcome Letters of the 20th of Aug. and 14th of Septr. reached us on the 23rd and 25th of Jan : they were a joyful relief to us all and were the most acceptable to me since for the first time you acknowledge I have been tried and not found wanting : believe me it will always be my highest gratification to merit the good opinions of every one but of none more than yourself : and the more confidence you repose in me the more strenuous will be my efforts to prove myself worthy of it . |
| 4 | Fortunately , in this series of articles we will use more conventional maps to set us on the treasure trail , because it is my belief that correctly interpreted , the Ordnance Survey maps of the British Isles already contain most of the information necessary to track down some of the treasures that time has so cunningly concealed ! |
| 5 | October saw the ‘ classroom ’ move along the road ( or the M4 ) to Swindon for John Lye and Richard Long of Nationwide Anglia to educate us on the mysteries of behavioural scoring on current accounts . |
| 6 | Then Edward 's papa took us on the lake in a rowing-boat . ’ |
| 7 | My friend 's friend advised us on the best solicitors for a rape case , but warned that the final bill might be enough to buy a flat in Mayfair . |
| 8 | In contemporary Britain it seems almost impossible to go a single day without hearing , from some quarter or another , a senior policeman hectoring us on the deteriorated condition of public morals , while assuming the right to deliver homespun history lessons in which the past is lovingly remembered as a time of harmony . |
| 9 | His departure left us on the not very charismatic score of 69 for 6 . |
| 10 | Other member states bypassed us on the single currency by giving us an opt-out , for which the Prime Minister had to pay at Maastricht — and for which the British people will have to pay even more in the months ahead — and they bypassed us on the social chapter by simply going ahead without us . |
| 11 | An early start the next morning found us on the ferry bound to the island of Santorini , around 112 kilometres to the north of Crete . |
| 12 | Sunday morning sees us on the way to one of the prettiest corners of the state of Vermont to visit top breeder 's herd VT Pond View . |
| 13 | In RESISTENCIA ( N ARGENTINA ) — God challenged us on the quality of our friendship with Him . |
| 14 | Annabel had said as much to Father Ross the last time he had come to tea , and Father Ross had looked at her sternly over his glasses , saying that if we all understood the way the Universe was run what would there be left for God to tell us on the Last Day . |
| 15 | Fiona told us on the way to the races that the police had phoned Harry to say they 'd found his car in the station car park at Reading . |
| 16 | We both decided that we needed more detector users to help us on the day , so John contacted members of the Shropshire Antiquities Group , who were more than willing to lend a helping hand . |
| 17 | If Magwitch saw us on the river , he could draw his bedroom curtain to show everything was all right . |
| 18 | Overall , there are several major issues confronting us on the media front right now . |
| 19 | He hit one against Liverpool ( H 1–3 ) and another to secure a point at Manchester United ( 1–1 ) in 1969–70 , while in 1970–71 he stunned Leeds with a late equaliser ( H 1–1 ) and at Ipswich his penalty set us on the way to a 2–1 win . |
| 20 | We then sang The National Anthem and Mr. Russ addressed us on the subject of patriotism . |
| 21 | Endless discussions over the map decide us on the Deep South . |
| 22 | 1 April : The Sun guns for Jack Straw , for having three houses : ‘ I 'm alright Jack — Shadow education minister lectures us on the scandal of private education from the luxury of his £300,000 cottage , his £200,000 town house and his £40,000 flat ! ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Look here : that was in broad daylight over a single strand of wire , not under fire from any machine guns , and with no patrolling goon with a gun to meet us on the other side . |