Example sentences of "[prep] we the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Below us the broad terraces of Hatshepsut 's temple were set into the curving amphitheatre of the cliffs . |
| 2 | Ahead of us the tall pines that stretch out across the frozen plain of Estonia distinguished themselves from the snow-coated sky and earth . |
| 3 | In the spreaders forty feet above us the agile topmen , Basso and Rasman , executed hair-raising victory somersaults before shinning down the shrouds with the rough wires grasped between their toes . |
| 4 | High above us the celestial spheres of satellite communication look down upon us , observing any change in the weather , any reshuffle in the quiver of minutemen missiles in the United States ' desert arsenal , any time Mrs McGinty fails to hang out her Tuesday wash . |
| 5 | Above us the decapitated heads of traitors , crowned with laurels or ivy , gazed down at us , their eyes and mouths turned black by the pecking of ravens . |
| 6 | On our way back to the main road , at the end of the day we persuaded the reluctant Halim to investigate with us the loud festivities issuing from an isolated group of stilt houses . |
| 7 | Like an enthusiastic guide in a foreign country , he is anxious to share with us the unexpected treasures he has found and which we might , without his help , have missed . |
| 8 | Mr. Sumption , counsel for the third , fourth and fifth defendants , has renewed before us the same arguments as he addressed to Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson V.-C . |
| 9 | Manager Noel Murphy said : ‘ Irish rugby is special — without us the Five Nations might be quite dreary . |
| 10 | Because the object of contemplation is God himself , who opens to us the infinite possibilities of himself and of our own lives . |
| 11 | They could have easily made that to us the local planners who have to determine what kind of jobs go where and we could have discussed it with them . |
| 12 | To us the white sands of Tanakeke looked inviting , but our crew were filled with apprehension the closer we got . |