Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] us to the " in BNC.

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1 However , the prior hypothesis led us to the finding in the rural high oil worker category ( table II , both for all ages and the 0–4 age group .
2 The car took us to the Monument , and then we saw the Worm . ’
3 The texts of Roman law bring us to the intriguing conclusion that by late classical times the only person who acquired property under trust and with it an unassailable title was the bona fide purchaser for value without notice .
4 Second , the cataclysmic effects of the Fall introduce us to the problem of scarcity and imbalance in the world as well as the impossibility of creating some economic Utopia .
5 But , asks NICK CAIN , can the World Cup organisers allow themselves to let South Africa 's intense love of the sport blind us to the fact that , unless political and economic stability are rapidly established , giving the tournament to a country in turmoil could have massive repercussions .
6 This interchange brought us to the foot of the bad step beneath Crib Goch summit .
7 Surkov signed the bill for our teas , and it was time to board the coach to take us to the late-afternoon theatrical performance .
8 The Ego is our internal saboteur , our own worst enemy , which con fines us to the dark cellars of our mind .
9 This description introduces us to the tramp and gives us a rough picture of him .
10 This point leads us to the concept of meaning .
11 We found that the walk to Fuglafjell was farther ( and much rougher ) than we had anticipated , so we persuaded a fisherman to take us to the bird cliffs in his boat .
12 The application to the wider community brings us to the purpose of our gathering in this place dedicated to unity .
13 The festival days , the sacred plays and dance , the processions which move jangling through the villages at night quicken us to the hidden rhythms by which the island lives .
14 On our way home via New York , some ‘ dear ’ friends ( as in generous ) , fixed us a stretch limo to take us to the airport .
15 ‘ As long as we are ready , the ebb will leave behind fertile ground to sustain us to the future that is the true value of the visit of the festival to this area .
16 The start of our second week takes us to the Nappa Valley and the heart of California 's cheese and wine country .
17 Two hours ' climbing brought us to the narrow ledge from which one entered Antony 's cave through a cleft in the cliff-face .
18 An unusual call led us to the reeds by the lake , and it turned out to be an ortolan bunting , quite distinctive with its buff chest and olive-green head .
19 The old , old fashion — Death ! ( 4 ) Oh thank GOD , all who see it , for that older fashion yet , of immortality ! ( 5 ) And look upon us , angels of young children , with regards not quite estranged , when the swift river bears us to the ocean ! ( 6 ) At such points Dickens has a way of enlarging his theme beyond the narrative pretext , addressing his readers directly as sharers of a common human lot with himself and his characters .
20 In other words , our microeconomic analysis of a single profit-maximising firm leads us to the conclusion that aggregate investment is inversely related to the rate of interest .
21 Taking these two points into consideration leads us to the conclusion that meaningful chain dimensions can only be values averaged over the many conformations assumed .
22 But the health and wealth of contemporary society blinds us to the decadence and moral sickness under our noses .
23 A truck waits on the shore to return us to the world of air-conditioners , crisp white sheets and hot showers , a world sustained by the river , and one whose insatiable demands are destroying it .
24 Which in turn brings us to the most remarkable fact of all , namely that so far from corroborating the police 's recent claims , the witnesses they located and interviewed at the time signally failed to mention any suspicious behaviour whatsoever .
25 ‘ In your labours in the Vestment Guild you are creating things of beauty to lead us to the wonder of God .
26 Consideration of the duration of unemployment leads us to the possibility that a significant proportion of the unemployed could be short-term — perhaps less than four weeks in duration .
27 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 .
28 The laibon takes us to the spot beneath the escarpment , looking down through two rock walls onto the plain , where Claudia built her little house .
29 ‘ I do n't know why we keep coming here , ’ says an older clown on the bus shuttling us to the big top , ‘ all it does is rain on us and blow us about . ’
30 Britten , by contrast , makes his Passacaglia the centrepiece of his drama , and uses the form to take us to the heart of Grimes 's tragedy .
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