Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] us [prep] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am grateful to the hon. Member for Bolsover ( Mr. Skinner ) for reminding us of that in the last speech from the Opposition Back Benches . |
| 2 | ‘ They must have a hell of a reason for wanting us on that boat . ’ |
| 3 | Signs of this were evident at Christmas and , happily , at Easter , too , Not only did Channel 4 go out in peak time with Granada 's king Lear on Easter Monday but also had the bright idea of showing us on that day , in Are you having any fun ? archive material demonstrating how the British had determinedly convinced themselves they were enjoying themselves as long ago as 1896 and as lately as 1964 . |
| 4 | So thank you very much indeed , for coming , for addressing us , and we look forward I think both at national level and as you suggest , at local level with ever more valuable and productive relationships with the private sector , together with the other partners which , er , whom we need , and thank you for leading us along this |
| 5 | I am grateful , as is the House , to my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon , North-West ( Mr. Malins ) for providing us with this opportunity to consider education for adults in Croydon . |
| 6 | My brother and I shared a room for a while but we soon had a partition put in allowing us to each have our separate rooms . |
| 7 | Far from awaiting us in some dazzling future , as some might hope , the golden age of individual psychoanalytic therapy is probably already behind us . |
| 8 | I thank the hon. Member for Londonderry , East ( Mr. Ross ) for taking us in some detail through the problems that he and many experts see in dealing with toxic and hazardous waste . |
| 9 | ‘ Revenge ’ is well on the way to taking us to that point where we want to be , ’ explained the one-time axe-wielding , fire-breathing bassman . |
| 10 | Following toasts to the University , to Convocation and to our Guests , Mr Orme rounded off the evening by regaling us with some reminiscences of his early days in Parliament , where he has served for Salford West from 1964–1983 and Salford East since 1983 during which time he has held several posts in Government and on the Opposition front bench , and going on to more recent experiences whilst visiting Eastern Europe as the moves towards democracy gathered strength . |
| 11 | Please help us to give by providing us with this work . |
| 12 | Robertson begins by taking us through this golden age , dedicating the story to Joe Pawsey , to whose wise and expert leadership the Radiophysics Laboratory owed much of its early success . |