Example sentences of "us and [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Michael Cross , speaking on behalf of Mr Bond , who bought the picture at Sotheby 's in 1987 , confirmed to The Independent that ‘ Sotheby 's approached us and offered us a loan facility against the picture . ’ |
| 2 | Okay so I think that erm some of Mill 's system he has given us and accounted them a type of theory of democracy but seems to me deeply by between two ideas , one is that everyone will have a say in government and the other is they should n't be allowed decisive say if they are going to say the wrong thing so that on the one hand we have democratic equality of a source , on the other hand we have an independent theory of the good and a democratic process should be allowed to disrupt the good of the nation and Mill just does n't seem to be able to put these two elements in erm proper coherent fashion . |
| 3 | We must sacrifice the most valued possession among us and make it a burnt offering . |
| 4 | The face disappeared from the pay booth and appeared again in front of us and sold us a packet of sweets . |
| 5 | Exercise is good for us and gives us a much better shape . |
| 6 | He told them the only way we could agree to a news-blackout was if they co-operated with us and gave us a free hand in the investigation . ’ |