Example sentences of "[prep] us by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Since Patsy 's murder there has been a sea change in attitude towards us by the military , ’ said Alec , a 45-year-old Catholic who has worked for the MoD since before the Troubles . |
| 2 | to the tune of four and a half billion , then look towards the legislation that 's been inflicted upon us by the Conservative government . |
| 3 | On the other hand we can not forget the trust placed in us by the general public , nor can we watch the gradual erosion of the original plans without a public protest , and a public request to the health authority to please think again . |
| 4 | But you know , for every one of us as Christians , Jesus Christ lives in us by the Holy Spirit , by his spirit . |
| 5 | One specific educational measure suggested to us by the National Federation of Credit Unions and the Co-operative Bank ( and banks generally would be interested in seeing the idea explored further ) was that the government should regularly publish the interest rates charged by different lenders , in comparative tables . |
| 6 | That evening Sid and I dined off piping hot oxtail soup , steak and kidney pie , followed by a very rich plum duff , all washed down with a bottle of French cider , given to us by the old Frenchman who lived in the cottage near the entrance to the orchard . |
| 7 | It was awarded to us by the Independent Television Commission after we submitted an unopposed bid for the franchise . |
| 8 | Theology must take as its starting-point the actuality of God 's self-revelation in Jesus Christ , disclosed to us by the Holy Spirit , and set its sights and adjust its compass by that . |
| 9 | If the hon. Gentleman wants to find a worse record in Scotland for waiting lists , he should look at the waiting lists that were left to us by the previous Labour Government . |
| 10 | This fact is a trifle obscured for us by the modern doctrine of the holiday . |
| 11 | It was put here for us by the Great Spirit and we can not sell it because it does not belong to us . |
| 12 | In the event , it proved to be even tougher , dominated for us by the worsening situation in California . |
| 13 | The divine drama illuminated for us by the Holy Spirit disintegrates into puzzles , conundrums and endless interpretations . |
| 14 | If for any reason the balance is not received by us by the due date , we reserve the right to cancel bookings covered by the Confirmation and account and levy a cancellation charge as though there has been a cancellation in accordance with paragraph 4 . |