Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [verb] us [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suppose it was the isolation that gave us such a feeling of camaraderie . " |
| 2 | Moreover , Noorda must finally set up a line of succession and give us some indication of how Novell ( and Unix ) will function when he bows out . |
| 3 | He referred to plans to develop social programmes and infrastructure projects as a ‘ vision that I hope will sustain Hong Kong during the present period of uncertainty and give us all confidence in our ability to overcome whatever problems confront us ’ . |
| 4 | And perhaps if you could stop the snow and see us all safely back to the quarry as well , that would be a big help . |
| 5 | So what could be done both to protect us from crime and to make us less fearful ? |
| 6 | The Master dined there last term and told us all about it . |
| 7 | It was an experience that bound us more closely than ever . |
| 8 | Unplug the drum machine and do us all a favour . |
| 9 | There were no farewell parties for me when I left Moose Jaw , although Fred Workman took me to lunch and treated us both to a glass of ale at the Grant Hall Hotel . |
| 10 | He came back full of the experience and made us all quite envious , but he was able to see first hand what went on at the business end of the oil industry and picked up some useful knowledge for future reference when dealing with the oil men . |
| 11 | And I hope you have n't gone to any trouble cooking for me because I can barely keep owt down these days , not after t'hospital , me appetite quite sickened away on me wi' the things they serve up — greasy bits o' beef skirt and nasty little salads wi' half a two-week old egg and a few outside leaves o' lettuce and a bit o' wet beetroot , no , it was an effort getting it down , let alone keeping it down — I can tell you , there was many as could n't , eggs from t'infernal regions we got for us breakfast as often as not , right stink bombs , but could you get any o' them nurses to have a sniff or give us another i'stead ? |
| 12 | The erosion of values and moral standards , the relativism of life , the shocking things that happen , reveal that our civilization is but a veneer that hides a viciousness and rottenness that frighten us all . |
| 13 | Fundamentally , it is about embarrassment and shame and keeping us all in our place . |
| 14 | It was the first time our national and international network had gathered together in one place and made us all realise just how much the work has grown . ’ |
| 15 | Those of us near enough to have observed this were by now climbing onto chairs and beds and squealing , ‘ It 's a mouse ! ’ , but Rosie continued her progression into bed , pulled the clothes up to her nose and regarded us all with mild astonishment . |
| 16 | All right , if you insist , but do come round this evening and give us another chance to try to persuade you … |
| 17 | THE election of a new American president is an event that affects us all . |
| 18 | On page 13 , however , STUART ‘ I 'm still taking Valium ’ MACONIE recounts the full horror of 1988 , the pivotal Reading that lead to the wonderment that awaits us this weekend . |
| 19 | All it wanted was a new cover , I said , and she almost looked convinced when I said I was sure we could reach a price that suited us both . |
| 20 | When Glen Baxter came for a signing session , we sold 80 copies of his book — a modest number perhaps for a shop of this size , but sales of his ‘ spin-off ’ goods amounted to a further 40% of the shop 's turnover that day and brought us some 16% over our sales target for that week . |
| 21 | Carried beneath it will be sophisticated instruments gathering information on a subject that absorbs us all — the weather . |
| 22 | I says you 're the man told u give us the key for Black 's Row and told us that |
| 23 | ‘ Now we are selling 50,000 vehicles it gives us encouragement that European consumers will forget the past and give us another chance , ’ said Mr Miller . |
| 24 | Let's hope advertisers get the message and give us more laughs and less po-faced hype in future . |
| 25 | The agency takes on any kind of job — you just name the subject and give us some indication of the kind of thing you want to know , and then we go out and get it for you . ’ |
| 26 | For the time being you will retain hands-on responsibility for the operation but afford us any assistance we require . |
| 27 | It is a curse that affects us all . |
| 28 | Lucidly , for instance , he explains how to counteract the ‘ around the next corner ’ syndrome which bugs all painter-travellers ; that will o' the wisp that tempts us all to go on ad infinitum , seeking the ‘ perfect ’ view , leaving us dispirited and fruitless . |
| 29 | The thing that stirs us more than anything is war in defence of our nation . |
| 30 | Then they got really crazy and they were trying to get David 's movie camera and to arrest us all . |