Example sentences of "[conj] [vb base] us [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 We always promote the sons-of-bitches that kick us in the ass ! ’
2 I would like to suggest that all activities that take us outside the practical business of living ( sacred worship , carnivals , listening to music and reading a novel , etc. , etc. ) can be seen as either subsumed under play or as extensions of it .
3 We are challenged to recognise , first , that power is involved in non-decision-making , in inaction , and in non-participation , and , second , that interests are advantaged and disadvantaged by the fact that certain issues are not on the governmental agenda for complicated reasons that take us behind the scenes of the public face of policy-making and into the murky waters of the constraining role of ideas in society .
4 Most remarkable of all , Karl , Barth , having been unable to serve as an observer , later published his reflections ( 1967 , 1969 ) , asking himself such questions as ‘ How would things look if Rome ( without ceasing to be Rome ) were one day simply to overtake us and place us in the shadows , so far as the renewing of the church through the Word and Spirit of the gospel is concerned ? ’
5 And kill us in the meantime . ’
6 Little mouse has come to say hello and welcome us to the animal show .
7 It took me about quarter of an hour to sort it all out , and then she asked what train and said she 'd get her mum to agree to ‘ take in this ‘ Vern ’ or whatever his name is ’ and meet us at the station .
8 And then come back down and meet us in the club when you 've finished .
9 ‘ You remember : they wear pants and take us out to dinner if we 're very lucky and kick us in the teeth every chance they get . ’
10 Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the Lord here from Shiloh , that he may come among us and save us from the power of our enemies . ’
11 They protect the organs of the body and insulate us from the cold .
12 Erm we have the graduates who we 're training up and they 're not very good and drop us in the mire sometimes .
13 Jesus died to redeem us , and adopt us into the Father 's family ; and because we are sons God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts , enabling us to call ‘ Abba , Father ’ ( Gal. 4:5,6 , Eph. 1:5 , Rom. 8:15 ) .
14 And tell us about the children , how old are they ?
15 So it was that the eight of us ended up , kit gleaming in the spring sunshine , awaiting the arrival of the man who would diagnose our ills , administer a local anaesthetic and set us on the road to perfect health .
16 This they have plainly not been able to do and yet they still try and bounce us along the same old route through their friends in the media .
17 The other would allow the smart to inherit the Earth ( plus a legacy from their wealthy parents ) and console us with the exhortation to work harder if we want more , which goes down like a glass of sand in the unemployment deserts .
18 The words balance the earlier ‘ put ’ , and remind us of the truth .
19 He 'd just rob us and tie us up and leave us for the wolves , I expect . ’
20 You can not turn your back on this issue , and leave us with the responsibility ’ . ’
21 As most of us have to work to earn a living , the short winter days limit our riding considerably and leave us with the choice of riding before or after work in the dark or only at weekends , unless you are lucky enough to have access to an indoor school .
22 It 's not the fat cats we got ta take notice of , who steal the cream and leave us with the sil sour milk even .
23 ‘ Now , Roger , my friend , turn this barge round and pull us to the shore , swiftly , with all your skill .
24 However , the results that are generated from these models help to clarify our interpretation of real world markets , and assist us in the evaluation of their efficiency .
25 It will be white with a god-like figure like those Tibetan Buddhist temples which reflect the old vision of the winged disc and prepare us for the new .
26 Come down now and help us with the boat . ’
27 And join us for the first day of the Henley Royal Regatta for a parade of feasting , fashion and rowing .
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29 They 're probably going to buy up all our land and evacuate us to the south , or let us stay and employ us all as beaters . ’
30 When we recall them , they conjure up other images and lead us to the peak experience .
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