Example sentences of "[vb infin] us [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 're only meeting friends , they 'll not expect us to be sober . ’ |
| 2 | Most of the major advances in the social sciences over the last two centuries , including the work of Freud and Marx , should lead us to be suspicious of any equation of importance with surface , suggesting that there are other forces both historical and unconscious which underlie this arena of language and linguistically articulated intent . |
| 3 | It would appear that God did not intend us to be fat . |
| 4 | We pray for ourselves , that You will never allow us to be complacent and forget our brothers , as we pray in the name of their Saviour and ours , Amen |
| 5 | It might suggest that all bets were off on the release stakes or , ever hopeful , it might be that they were planning on letting us go and did n't want us to be able to give any hint , however vague , as to the whereabouts of the Yanks . |
| 6 | ‘ What do you want us to be ambitious in , sir ? ’ |
| 7 | This should cause us to be cautious when we make assumptions about what children have gained from a story . |
| 8 | The brief introduction to Piaget 's ideas in Chapter 2 , and our realization that as adult readers we can not read , say , an Ordnance Survey map , a machine drawing , or art forms from cultures not our own with anything like total understanding , should cause us to be cautious and questioning when presented with these assumptions . |
| 9 | 2 In the Space section it would help us to be able to illustrate scene 14 in some way . |
| 10 | Pray that the Lord would help us to be faithful in supporting our BMS link missionaries . |
| 11 | That may teach them a lesson for kowtowing to the Germans and it should warn us to be wary of both countries . |