Example sentences of "[vb pp] us [prep] be [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Before training , Barry called a meeting and said the chairman had accused us of being greedy bastards and blamed us for the fine . |
2 | ‘ This sort of thing can actually work out to a station 's ultimate advantage if handled correctly , which it has been , since you 've shown us to be flexible and public-spirited . |
3 | He 'd only have wanted us to be happy . ’ |
4 | It 's crazy saying that when they 've forced us to be nomadic . |
5 | Although party polemicists ( especially the Tories ) frequently referred to the existence of a fundamental conflict between a Whig monied and a Tory landed interest , recent research has warned us to be cautious of accepting such remarks as an accurate description of social and political realities . |
6 | I knew that word … but only that morning had warned us to be quiet whenever was around . |