Example sentences of "[unc] [noun] [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | A clinging-to-the-van-sides return joined us in one jostling clamorous mob as we disgorged onto the platform , at which point the jaundiced guard spoke his first and only words . |
| 2 | It is often part of an author 's technique to leave us in some doubt as to what precisely is going on in the fictional world , as Katherine Mansfield does here . |
| 3 | Mazzin 's presence filled us with foreboding . |
| 4 | The fact is that Orwell 's route takes us through a largely white part of England . |
| 5 | Just as Elisha could answer the widow 's need because he had been in touch with his Lord , so the Holy Spirit is God 's agent to keep us in touch with Him , and to make us pure . |
| 6 | Suppose , however , that we resisted Wittgenstein 's attempt to push us from weak-kneed scepticism to solipsism ; we find the relevant argument ( see 5.4 ) unconvincing , perhaps . |
| 7 | While the Australian and Pakistan examples quoted above serve to illustrate the variety of provisions and problems which may emerge under the rubric of ‘ rural education ‘ , Sher 's thinking leads us to an awareness of the uniqueness of the situation in a country school whatever its location . |
| 8 | In particular , Oakeshott 's conception provides us with an insightful critique of Dicey 's method in Law of the Constitution . |
| 9 | One of Grice 's maxims tells us to ‘ be relevant ’ — but it does not attempt to explain the notion of relevance . |
| 10 | ‘ The centre 's management supplied us with the display screens , upon which we quickly pinned up posters , photographs and press-cuttings . |
| 11 | The firm 's management approached us in the summer of 1980 , asking if we could find out ‘ what had happened ’ to their former employees , and agreed to provide the names and addresses of those who had lost their jobs . |
| 12 | What is n't is A Winter Tan 's capacity to move us in another way , in particular with a riveting and lacerating piece of acting that underlines and illustrates its argument . |
| 13 | Because in 1982 , when I was nine years old , my father 's work brought us to North Cornwall , where the landscapes are among the most magical on Earth and the legend of King Arthur still burns . |
| 14 | ‘ We left Malta shortly afterwards and my Dad 's job took us to Japan . |
| 15 | Then Edward 's papa took us on the lake in a rowing-boat . ’ |
| 16 | A consideration of two dreams in Shakespeare 's plays takes us to a similar conclusion . |
| 17 | My friend 's friend advised us on the best solicitors for a rape case , but warned that the final bill might be enough to buy a flat in Mayfair . |
| 18 | Paul 's words and Paul 's example present us with a picture of a God who is the source of peace , and of a man who had learnt that God 's peace was on tap at all times . |
| 19 | Wittgenstein 's argument provides us with a related objection to Locke 's explanation . |
| 20 | A cross section of Schorr 's repertoire introduces us to opera , oratorio and Lieder where the voice is always displayed in a completely even production with every note placed impeccably and coloured with great thought and beauty to fit the occasion . |
| 21 | An afternoon 's drive brought us to Christchurch , where we stayed with the Bakers . |
| 22 | The Book of God 's Word tells us about Jesus ' birth : |
| 23 | The Book of God 's Word tells us about Jesus ' birth : |
| 24 | Week 1 The Church 's Liturgy introduces us to the prophet Isaiah whose words echo throughout Advent , calling us joyfully to live in God 's presence . |
| 25 | Our first day 's walk took us along stony tracks , through forests of birch and pine and into a narrow valley . |
| 26 | Another half-hour 's walk brings us to the site of a village which has disappeared altogether — the deserted village of Holyoak , now remembered by the solitary farmstead of Holyoaks Lodge . |
| 27 | Doreen 's letter told us about the mysterious sickness . |
| 28 | Kuhn 's position leaves us with no way of criticizing the decisions and mode of operating of the scientific community . |
| 29 | The sheer abundance of the commercial use of Bruce Weber 's imagery brings us to another feature of the selection here . |
| 30 | I was going to tell you earlier , but somehow Ewen 's misdeeds threw us off track — I 'll be in Cambridge next term . |