Example sentences of "[pers pn] and [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | But before we could reach the Pacific , a violent storm hit us and drove us to the north-west of Tasmania . |
2 | Right well it came up when War on Want wrote to us and asked us to affiliate and we had a brief chat about it and felt that there are many groups that we could affiliate to . |
3 | The Bishop designate 's secretary received us and asked us into his presence . |
4 | A charming Chinese member of staff greeted us and took us from the airport to Robert Black College which was to be our home for four months . |
5 | A man with a great bunch of keys joined us and led us down some steps to a doorway marked ‘ Luftschutzraum ’ . |
6 | Can we endorse that , and ask the officers to come back to us and keep us in touch with their work . |
7 | So in the third and last soliloquy Richard reminds us of his concealed plot , his ‘ deep intent ’ to kill Clarence — deep to the rest of the world , visible to us and tells us of his further plan to marry Lady Anne ( ‘ What though I kill 'd her husband and her father ? ’ ) . |
8 | What we really really need the public to do is er get in touch with us and tell us of any associations between vehicles of those types . |
9 | Michael Buerk , who like Richard came from BBC local radio , had a spell with us and charmed us with that lovely voice of his . |
10 | ‘ That 's all very well , but why is n't there anyone here to meet us and take us into custody again ? ’ |
11 | A reception party of Arabs and French gendarmes were there to greet us and put us under arrest . |
12 | We were walking up the road from the hotel when a young man padded up behind us and greeted us in English . |
13 | ‘ Why not let God take us and use us to be like Elisha in the world today ? ’ |
14 | Do n't just prolong the issue , do n't pick on us and lock us in a room thinking that when we come out we 're going to be as good as gold , because we 're not . |
15 | No , well they 've actually done something this time , the accountant 's going to be there , I mean when we went last time they just said we know nothing about running a hall , we bought you here to tell us and charged us for the privilege . |
16 | But the moment there 's that response in our heart towards him , there he is with arms open wide to receive us and to shower us with his blessing . |
17 | 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 ? ’ |
18 | 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 . ’ |
19 | It was coming straight back at us and putting us under extra pressure . |
20 | They have accepted us and used us for the furthering of the Kingdom here in Taquaral . |
21 | Though these measures are not due to necessity , as the people here are glad to be of service to us and treat us with courtesy in which not a little deference is admixed , for as I say they count many simple things great wonders : my fine paste shoe buckles ( the only part remaining after some native rats that are very large and like to be tame devoured the rest of the appurtenances ) inspired much clicking of teeth and clucking of tongues till I thought I should have to part with them . |