Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] us [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And what 's all this codswallop you 've been feeding us about Old Red 's being foul to nurses ? |
| 2 | Yet familiarity may be blinding us to equal intelligence expressed by animals far closer to home . |
| 3 | Unfortunately , however , Tony Walker will not be joining us until mid July , but I hope branches will be able to get going under their own steam in the meantime . |
| 4 | In fact , I remember Mr Simpson , the landlord of the Ploughman 's Arms , saying once that were he an American bartender , he would not be chatting to us in that friendly , but ever-courteous manner of his , but instead would be assaulting us with crude references to our vices and failings , calling us drunks and all manner of such names , in his attempt to fulfil the role expected of him by his customers . |
| 5 | Mr. Andrew Welsh ( Angus , East ) : The Government are taking us into unknown waters with the changes in the legislation . |
| 6 | The Samaritans petitioned the Syrian king in order to dissociate themselves from the Jews , to be considered Sidonians and to give to their god the name of Zeus Hellenios : " Now you have dealt with the Jews as their wickedness deserves , but the King 's officers , in the belief that we follow the same practices as they through kinship with them , are involving us in similar charges , whereas we are Sidonians by origin , as is evident from our state documents . |
| 7 | David Green who held the combined post of Overseas Director and Senior Administrative Officer is leaving us for other employment . |
| 8 | Well , these days top bands like CARTER USM are bribing us with bloody Brussels sprouts ! |