Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He took us inside and introduced us to Kjell-Arne , a lanky , shy youth who worked for him and was told to make coffee , and Tove , the kennel girl . |
| 2 | It 's a privilege and an honour for me to thank him , on your behalf , for coming here tonight and addressing us in the way he has . |
| 3 | He pulled the sheets aside and led us down some steps . |
| 4 | Come down now and help us with the boat . ’ |
| 5 | All you have to do to win is answer the three questions correctly and phone us with your answers on the Ovation Competition Hotline ( 0891 100734 ) . |
| 6 | Come over here and join us by all means — but not too many of you , so we 'll vet you as you come in ; and not make getting in pleasant or easy ; and just please stick to your own districts , and keep your own religion and dance away to tambourines , or bow to the East , or whatever you like to do to remind you of home — or home as it used to be a hundred years ago but certainly is n't now — and are n't we clever , and kind , and good , the way we give you your roots back ? , and with any luck your children will grow up well-behaved and pleasant ; ours certainly are n't ; because your children come of a society which , being somewhere else and a long time ago , is probably better than ours . |
| 7 | This Soviet specialist , whose views remain unofficial , proposed a Non-Alignment Pact for Afghanistan , ‘ which would both guarantee the West against our continued presence there and guarantee us against a Western presence ’ . |
| 8 | He could have slit our throats for us then and there and thrown us in the canal , likely as not . |
| 9 | Robin commented : ‘ The operation of the monthly audit has drawn the regional operations closer and assisted us in meeting even higher customer service standards . |
| 10 | Sometimes these less aggressive horses can behave very unexpectedly and take us by surprise . |
| 11 | As most of us have to work to earn a living , the short winter days limit our riding considerably and leave us with the choice of riding before or after work in the dark or only at weekends , unless you are lucky enough to have access to an indoor school . |