Example sentences of "a [noun] [verb] us [det] " in BNC.
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1 | There was a sister watching us all the time , and when we went to walk out into the garden she said it was n't allowed . |
2 | Impatience even — which is a blight threatening us all the time . ’ |
3 | Angelo 's judgement on Claudio , a death sentence for having got his bride with child , is severe but consistent with his principles , and he can affirm without hypocrisy , although self-righteously , Yet the confrontation with Isabella , come to appeal on her brother 's behalf , fills Angelo with desire for the first time in his life , and a soliloquy gives us this crucial information about his new state : Shakespeare there presents Angelo in a soliloquy nearer the mode of tragedy than comedy . |
4 | It has taken a woman to remind us all that there are people out there who are determined that Northern Ireland will not be dragged down to the level of barbarity displayed by the terrorists . |
5 | A sundial tells us that time was important even before the Swiss started making clocks and watches . |