Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] [verb] us [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The letters of Abbot Lupus of Ferrières allow us a glimpse of his contradictory attitudes to involvement in state affairs . |
| 2 | Our specialists can advise you on the type of cover you need — and our experience and understanding of business gives us a big advantage when it comes to identifying key persons and assessing the size and type of cover necessary . |
| 3 | A wide view of God gives us a perspective on life that is not cramped by our everyday circumstances . |
| 4 | Partly , it 's survived because of its very size and range ; with hundreds of thousands of people calling us every year , there 's a clear demonstration of need for the service . |
| 5 | He showed us the whole lagoon ( it is very big ) , slowing down to let us see the most interesting parts , then hurtled off amid boiling clouds of spray to give us a thrill . |
| 6 | To belong to the Communion of Saints gives us a sense of deep communion . |
| 7 | This is another point at which philosophical treatments of indexicals offer us no help . |
| 8 | The image of royalty gives us an idea just how powerful and proud the train is as it seems to influence and belittle all the things around it . |
| 9 | To enable the House and the country to clear the matter up , will the Secretary of State tell us the correct figure ? |
| 10 | Can the Secretary of State tell us the real social cost to our country of the devastation of our manufacturing industry and our economy ? |
| 11 | TUC research officer Simon Jones said : ‘ We understood the Secretary of State to give us an assurance that the investment plans would continue . |
| 12 | If district councils in Northern Ireland are to have a meaningful role in promoting tourism and job creation within their areas , can the Secretary of State give us an assurance that he will ask the planners to deal more sympathetically with applications that have district council approval for facilities to cater for the tourists who are coming now and the many more that we expect in the future ? |
| 13 | Well our constancy of composition gives us a way round some of these problems . |
| 14 | ‘ The city of London does us no favours now . |
| 15 | The walk from the campsite near Hrabusice gave us a real taste of Paradise . |
| 16 | But caring for Biggles taught us a lot . |
| 17 | However , our association with SBBC gives us the chance to support practical community action to improve the environment , which is important . |
| 18 | I think I 'll ask Mr Smith from Ryedale to tell us a little more about Ryedale 's problems or efforts |
| 19 | Secure accommodation in child care us a chameleon-like provision : sometimes a last-ditch strategy to avoid custody for a child otherwise bound there . |
| 20 | This in turn gives us a clue as to whether the ‘ feelgood ’ aura from rising house prices is likely to be reversed quickly . |
| 21 | As powerless as the train , we sat for three and a half hours in the dark — key phrase , that — before a locomotive of more elderly years arrived from Newcastle to give us a croggy . |
| 22 | Captain America 's main man EUGENE KELLY got in touch to tell us the latest development , namely the withdrawing of the sleeve , and added : ‘ I have for a long time been a devoted customer of C&A and will only wear socks and pants with the C&A label . |
| 23 | Three papers published recently in Science move us a little closer to understanding the basis of the disease , which turns out to be highly complex . |
| 24 | ‘ My aunt in America sent us a photo of herself in a black dress after Grandad died and it was very plain . |
| 25 | In fact we had a new customer waiting for the certificate in order to give us a job . ’ |
| 26 | This , on the surface , puzzling preponderance of rural over urban illegitimacy rates , does in fact give us a key to the understanding of the very complex factors that shaped sexual behaviour . |
| 27 | We need to recognise that coming together through choice gives us a positive identity and the collective power to create change . |
| 28 | It was so hot and dry , another party on Gimer made us an offer we could n't refuse . |
| 29 | The person on call made us a cup of tea — battered wives ' homes are the greatest ! |
| 30 | Sweden is a case in point ; over £100 million of that country 's wealth has found its way to our shores because Britain 's top rate of tax at 60% makes us a relative tax haven compared with Sweden with a top rate of 100% . |