Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] us [prep] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even then , habit and a stubborn trust that our audience spied upon us from behind then nearest bush , forced our bodies to blunder on long after they had emptied of meaning , until like runaway carts they dragged to a halt . |
| 2 | Er all I can say chairman is that the County Council is is working within the approved structure plan strategy which is based on restraint , based primarily on housing restraint but I think that 's what the County Council has done in its er employment land proposals is to set certain parameters which appear to us to really reasonably meet requirements of this authority 's resident population . |
| 3 | To make sure that these components met the quality standards needed by the main plant , the company despatched , at its own expense , what they described to us with only mild exaggeration as ‘ a regiment of engineers ’ from Detroit , some of whom stayed down in Brazil for months advising the subcontractors on how to meet the company 's standards . |
| 4 | He said : ‘ Jason Gardiner played for us over here last night and he did very well , but Airdrie in the Premier League is a different proposition altogether . |
| 5 | And something that happens to us at least five days in every month — that affects , amongst other things , our sexual feelings , and our body size and shape — why should that be unimportant ? |
| 6 | Choco who came to us at about seven years old . |
| 7 | It seems or it seemed to us till lately — a natural thing that love ( under certain conditions ) should be regarded as a noble and ennobling passion : it is only if we imagine ourselves trying to explain this doctrine to Aristotle , Virgil , St Paul , or the author of Beomuy , that we become aware how far from natural it is . |
| 8 | Our clothes came at us from all over the room . |
| 9 | We send in negative data on our peers — those who are competing with us for more powerful positions . |
| 10 | They fought alongside us from then until the bitter end . |
| 11 | The existence of economies of scale in family life ( bulk buying , spreading fixed costs , etc. ) means that , although two can not live as cheaply as one ( it seems to us at least ) , cohabitation means that a given per capita standard can be maintained for two at less than double the expenditure for one . |
| 12 | Well , you 're always sprouting to us about how fucking good you are . |
| 13 | The prospect had been hanging over us for so many months that once Father ceased trading , it was as though the weight of worry was lifted . |
| 14 | ‘ This has been hanging over us for too long . |
| 15 | Has he noticed that much advice has been given to us on how that should be done ? |
| 16 | The Queen says : ‘ The prayers , understanding and sympathy given to us by so many of you in good times and bad have lent us great support and encouragement . |
| 17 | The prayers , understanding and sympathy given to us by so many of you in good times and bad have lent us great support and encouragement . |
| 18 | Then he changed , as if what had happened between us till then was a joke , a charade , that had been rehearsed and gone according to plan , but could now be ended . |
| 19 | Wally , Wally I 'm sorry to interrupt you , colleagues , you 're starting to babble a bit , I know you all want to get to the European Fair and the wine and the cheese and all that sort of thing just bear with us for about ten minutes . |
| 20 | And nothing that has happened to us since then … neither our separation , nor misguided , foolish pride on both our parts … nothing can ever change or alter my deep love for you . ’ |
| 21 | Whoever was talking to us from Over Yonder , however , knew all the words . |
| 22 | Write to us at TODAY , 1 Virginia Street , London E1 9BS . |
| 23 | On average , people come to us with only fours years to go before they need the fees , which does not give long for performance . ’ |
| 24 | The full balance of the holiday cost must be received by us at least 8 weeks before the departure date please note that you will not receive a reminder that final payment is due . |
| 25 | Jan stayed with us for nearly eight years . |
| 26 | He 'll be working with us from now on . ’ |