Example sentences of "[to-vb] we [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He wanted to pass us up the line of responsibility .
2 But the storyteller has been using all his art to lead us up the garden path .
3 Of course , it could be a clever charade orchestrated by Rene to put us off the track .
4 No doubt there was method in the smugglers ' madness , perhaps the very unsuitability of the area was a ploy to put us off the scent .
5 The only reference point to give us a sense of our height was the tiny boat on the beach beneath us , with the two fishermen , who had not only declined to follow us up the crater , but also expressed an urgent desire to avoid even setting foot on shore .
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