Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] us [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We might conceive of the aside as occupying a zone midway between the play and the audience ; we continue to experience the play , but we do so via the new information or attitudes given us by the character or characters speaking the asides . |
| 2 | Data could pop up in boxes around the screen , and in due course graphics , mice and icons led us into the wimps era ( window , icon , menu , pointer ) . |
| 3 | It could be simply a difference of opinion where conflicting views bring us to an impasse . |
| 4 | In the course of dealing with those who demanded excessively high wages or who broke their contracts , the courts provided us with a great deal of evidence about wage rates , and continuity and frequency of employment . |
| 5 | Notice also how these skills provide us with a timeless wisdom , applicable to all people-situations anywhere . |
| 6 | Flows of assistance between generations provide us with an important example where , in practice , support is often one way , and where apparently this is regarded as quite proper . |
| 7 | Part of the process of gaining control over our lives involves us in resisting their attempts to box us in the pigeonhole of ‘ client ’ — and to expose their self-styled , self-seeking efforts to elevate their second-hand knowledge about disability into a ‘ profession ’ . |
| 8 | The language of the marketing echoes exactly that of any supermarket brand-name : ‘ our readers perceive us as a brand of books with a special flavour and image ’ . |
| 9 | The Jews provide us with the single most illuminating incident of the episcopate of Avitus . |
| 10 | Jesus ' sufferings draw us into the love of God and show us how much he loved us . |
| 11 | Various speakers congratulated us on the marvellous work we had done over the past few months . |
| 12 | Spurs coach Doug Livermore said : ‘ Andy 's young but in every pre-season game , he was so good , his performances hit us in the eye . ’ |
| 13 | After lunch two mini-buses took us to the Ulster Folk Museum at Cultra and the Dublin deaf were overcome by the beauty of our countryside . |
| 14 | One of our walks took us to the top of a huge escarpment at a place called Losiolo , or World 's View . |
| 15 | What do these syndromes tell us about the language-processing system as it exists in intact brains ? |
| 16 | Our nervous Iraqi guards kept us inside the small bungalow that was ‘ home ’ for the 12 of us . |
| 17 | Two seasons ago Metro Pictures treated us to a collection of ‘ found art ’ paintings by anonymous amateur limners purchased mostly at thrift shops by a West Coast artist named Jim Shaw . |
| 18 | A mule clattered past , its straw panniers thrust us against the adobe wall . |
| 19 | We are likely to repeat previous styles to get us through the pain , but a point can be reached where the old ways no longer work . |
| 20 | These songs remind us of the deeds and of the character of God , as does the psalmist who sings : |
| 21 | Wood ladders greeted us at the most difficult places across the stream . |
| 22 | We 've asked four top designers to join us for the day and show just how they would accessorize the little black dress that is a staple of this season 's wardrobe . |
| 23 | And my comment would be that the spirit guides us in our understanding of the bible , needs to be augmented by the words and in our daily lives before the words renews us in the sacraments and calls us to serve God in the world . |
| 24 | This concept of the division of our mental attributes into two quite separate aspects brings us to the frontiers of the fourth plane of our being , the spiritual level or plane . |
| 25 | Fortunately , in this series of articles we will use more conventional maps to set us on the treasure trail , because it is my belief that correctly interpreted , the Ordnance Survey maps of the British Isles already contain most of the information necessary to track down some of the treasures that time has so cunningly concealed ! |
| 26 | It 's a convenient unit , perhaps a useful way of thinking about it is in terms of the time that light takes about eight minutes to reach us from the sun . |
| 27 | Occasional cairns led us to a challenging rocky descent into another forest , full of rhododendron blossom , pine scents and birdsong . |
| 28 | Without a word Ramses led us to a boat moored at the end of the dock , a small felucca with a heavily patched sail . |
| 29 | Yet , despite the rapid growth of these more recent subjects , history retains its traditional importance in higher education , since its social , cultural , economic and political concerns provide us with an interdisciplinary approach to problems that includes the perspectives and many of the methods of the various social sciences , yet also seeks to establish a broader , overall assessment of the issues it examines . |
| 30 | Turtles provide us with a different example . |