Example sentences of "[to-vb] us [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In so far as there is surveillance of us , we tend to feel it is largely intended for our own good , to avoid us getting into difficult situations , etc … |
| 2 | We dismantled the imprinting equipment to make way for the passive avoidance pens and I set about raising the grant money to let us move into full swing . |
| 3 | The body is a machine — an extremely powerful machine too — pounding away day and night to keep us going in top gear , and capable of withstanding serious damage . |
| 4 | The dark children , swimming from the banks , stopped their play to watch us pass in shy silence . |
| 5 | I can only emphasise the point that Her Royal Highness has already made on the requirements for us to have a much larger membership to allow us to speak with strong voice in the many debates we find ourselves involved on behalf of our sport whether it be windsurfers , dinghies , offshore sailing craft , motor cruisers , powerboat racing , anything that virtually goes on the water we look after . |
| 6 | But it is nowhere near enough to enable us to do without cumulative selection altogether . |
| 7 | Arithmeticians fail to see that the function of numerical symbols and signs is to enable us to deal in general ways with groups of particular sensible things . |
| 8 | This is the body 's sudden and natural response to prepare us to cope with sudden threat . |