Example sentences of "[subord] they [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I need a visa and have failed to obtain one , Rosita likewise , and so they put us behind bars like prisoners . |
| 2 | ’ So they kept us in a few days . |
| 3 | ‘ Do you think the trick will work if they trace us to the Hilton ? ’ |
| 4 | May be if they taught us about it at school boys would find it easier to talk to a girl about sex and things like that . ’ |
| 5 | Even though we may say , ‘ Make yourself at home ’ , we might be a little taken aback if they took us at our word and kicked off their shoes , lounged around on the settee , helped themselves to our coffee , tea , larder and even our wine ! |
| 6 | Anyone who saw us , even if they loathed us to death , they 'd have to take notice . |
| 7 | Anyone who saw us , even if they loathed us to death , they 'd have to take notice . |
| 8 | Just like they taught us at college . |
| 9 | ‘ They 'll nag us now about winning the peace , just like they nagged us about winning the war . |
| 10 | Referring expressions fulfil a dual purpose of unifying the text ( they depend upon some of the subject matter remaining the same ) and of economy , because they save us from having to repeat the identity of what we are talking about again and again . |
| 11 | Providing they entertain us with stupendous performances , who cares if sponsors want to make them millionaires . |
| 12 | How are you going to find the right frequency before they blow us to pieces ? ’ |
| 13 | I I I do n't want to go down the road to the same extent that they 've done , when they put us into debt by fifty er fifty billion o o o o o o o just on on on one day , but I 'm sure that there is a a strong case to look |
| 14 | Throughout the whole thing , even when they took us to the palace , nobody said a word . |
| 15 | And it showed you all the sort of countries of the world , you know , on lights and , and that , and which light was for which wh when they took us round the er |
| 16 | Whether they are aboard here or on Santorini it will be all one to them when they join us in what Lieutenant Denholm is pleased to call vaporized orbit . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Leeds were on top of their game when they thrashed us at Hillsborough in January , ’ said defender Nigel Worthington . |
| 18 | When they approached us about other products and about doing a commercial , we said no . |
| 19 | And a lot of talking points for Jimmy Greaves and Tony back in the studio at half time to discuss when they rejoin us after the break with the score here at Filbert Street Leicester City one Nottingham Forest nil . |
| 20 | From this , we will not be excluded , but will in turn exclude them , including some of those who might find themselves in the terrain of our state because their being on our state threatens the unity of our state , just as they perceive us to be a threat to their unity , and so on and so on . |
| 21 | She also mentions that they are aware of our love and concern , and asks us to keep praying , just as they remember us in their prayers . |
| 22 | ft is as they tell us of |