Example sentences of "[verb] they [verb] us [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We know that our clock is normally adjusted by various external factors — and now we can use them to help us adjust to a change in life-style . |
| 2 | We must learn to listen to others who have the benefit of experience and knowledge , and allow them to help us broaden our horizons . |
| 3 | we need to write them , warn yeah , and we ask them to let us know what they 've got planned do n't we ? |
| 4 | We try to reduce the distance between ourselves and our boss by using first-person-plural pronouns , talking of what ‘ we ’ ( i.e. the boss and I ) will do in the future — ‘ We could always write to head office , and ask them to let us have more data . |
| 5 | Need somebody to talk to the D T I , since this was a D T I funded project , why do n't we get them to let us record i a meeting or two . |
| 6 | But do they make us pay over the odds ? |
| 7 | How do they help us understand developments in the media ? |
| 8 | ‘ Why have they let us come so far ? ’ |