Example sentences of "of [noun] [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lack of coins deprives us of the evidence to form any assessment of their dynastic histories or tribal boundaries . |
| 2 | A final change of level takes us under the archway into the next small grassed and planted area , an altogether quieter space . |
| 3 | Concepts borrowed from anthropology aid our understanding of social structure , while the techniques of physics enable us to date the past . |
| 4 | This kind of mourning leads us to side with the poor , and to take action alongside them . |
| 5 | This of course takes us into the domain of attitudes and feelings of the learners , and is an area more influenced by emotion . |
| 6 | Could you give guidance on the important matter of confidences given us by constituents ? |
| 7 | Genius of Picasso to recall us to this , with his combinations of life-class drawing , cubism , collage , lettering , etc . |
| 8 | The trip from Jura that morning had been exciting enough , with a following sea cork-screwing the boat wildly as we ran before it , with the occasional shuddering ‘ gybe ’ when a shift of wind took us by surprise . |
| 9 | Scotland international coach Roxburgh admitted : ‘ The loss of Richard presents us with a real problem . |
| 10 | This schematic way of thinking channels us into an obscurantist cul-de-sac instead of regenerating our culture . |
| 11 | This year we are asking a selected sample of readers to help us with this process . |
| 12 | Your very welcome Letters of the 20th of Aug. and 14th of Septr. reached us on the 23rd and 25th of Jan : they were a joyful relief to us all and were the most acceptable to me since for the first time you acknowledge I have been tried and not found wanting : believe me it will always be my highest gratification to merit the good opinions of every one but of none more than yourself : and the more confidence you repose in me the more strenuous will be my efforts to prove myself worthy of it . |
| 13 | A variety of witches faced us across the TV studio and encouraged us by supporting our warning to the public to avoid playing around with the ouija board . |
| 14 | Instead of prayers to protect us from these sources of guilt , shame and terror Freud suggested that dreams took over , transforming the Gothic horrors into cryptic symbols only interpretable by psycho-analysts , the new priests of nineteenth century rationalism . |
| 15 | 97 Squadron of Lancasters left us at the end of April to return to Coningsby in Lincolnshire , from whence they had come , and with the loss of life drastically cut down , some of the pressure and sadness lifted , to be replaced by pressure of a different kind . |
| 16 | Considerations of security prevented us from filming the machine which puts the layers into Vienetta … or the twirls into a tangle twister . |
| 17 | Central to my analysis of goals is the proposition that the backgrounds of individuals provide us with themes or patterns which reappear in values , beliefs and goals , and then overtly in behaviour . |
| 18 | Driving out of town leaves us with nothing , except everything behind us . |
| 19 | Anne and Margaret will be using their talents as writers of reviews to tell us about what we hope will be memorable experiences . |
| 20 | Alternatively , however , it may be that considerations of meaning take us beyond the scope of scientific method . |
| 21 | Our concepts of meaning provide us with bearings on what words mean in context and the context in turn provides us with evidence for extending our conceptual representation of these meanings . |
| 22 | We the local authority , I think people of Wiltshire expect us to be the lead agency in promoting sustainability and environmental , highlighting environmental issues , throughout the county . |
| 23 | But perhaps the most striking example of the sombre side of suffering in obedience to God which the Spirit of Jesus calls us to Is provided by Paul in the Corinthian correspondence Kasemann has perceptively observed , in Jesus Means Freedom that this church at Corinth was infatuated with a theology of the Spirit whilst allergic to a theology of the cross . |
| 24 | What with the cacophony of sounds assailing us from all sides and the crowd of shoppers jostling and pressing between and around us , this reply may not give him a very clear indication of where I am standing . |
| 25 | Our competitors who use their better provision of education to beat us at the economic game — show us how a slender force of educated human resources , our current situation , is no basis for technical expertise in volume , for high intellect in commerce , for leadership quality in management , or for any other human component of economic success . |
| 26 | We go into a state of shock to protect us from the knowledge . |
| 27 | Not only do the beatitudes speak to these types , but they also promise the gifts of God to redeem us from ourselves . |
| 28 | This discussion of learning provides us with our next guideline : |
| 29 | The implementation of policy leads us into many aspects of nature conservation not necessarily just on the Council 's own land but as you work for Fife Regional Council you will understand the ramifications of local authority influence . |
| 30 | Yes I just want to explain very quickly for people who do n't know what we 're talking about , Leslie , because a lot of people join us by the minute , er , MPs on the Commons ' Heritage Committee , have said , they think it 's a very good idea , that if you have more than one telly , you should pay twenty pounds for the second one , and who knows , twenty pounds for the third , and twenty pounds extra for the fourth . |