Example sentences of "[verb] us [prep] [adj -er] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then they also turned down our application to have Gay News in the library , which provided us with further ammunition and an unexpected new member . |
| 2 | On the other hand it would make sense for nature to endow us with greater sexuality at a time when we are most likely to become pregnant . |
| 3 | Reform was ‘ a flash of lightning illuminating us for one moment only , to leave us in greater darkness ’ . |
| 4 | PLEASE CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION . |
| 5 | ‘ Or he could just have wished to have an excuse for placing men near the chateau to keep us under closer observation . |
| 6 | Billy was a tower of strength in Palace 's two years in the 1st Division , 1979–81 , missing only five of our 84 games there , and then his sturdy and dependable displays helped to keep us from further embarrassment after we had returned to Division Two , so that every Palace fan was sorry to see Billy opt to leave us for Portsmouth in the 1984 close season . |
| 7 | WHILE the leaders of all three main political parties seem intent on dragging us into closer union with Europe , there must be millions like me who fought in World War Two to stop Germany dominating the Continent . |
| 8 | Increased understanding of the burdens which they carry should lead us to greater awareness of the strain under which they are so often put . |
| 9 | So a stallion may respond to punishment from us by trying to kick us with greater determination instead . |
| 10 | It can either lead us into bitterness and despair , or it can drive us towards greater sensitivity and responsibility and a deepening love for God and for others . |
| 11 | Wordsworth explains how the associations of early childhood help us in later life : |
| 12 | It will also help the US company 's plans to focus on international markets and ‘ position us for faster growth , particularly in Europe and the Asia/Pacific region ’ , said FMC chairman R. N. Burt . |
| 13 | If used frequently , or if used in conjunction with the soliloquy , this mode of direct presentation brings us into closer contact with that person , so that we in part share his or her hopes and fears , become more closely involved with their desire to control the world . |