Example sentences of "in [v-ing] us [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So far as the old , mutually dependent carers are concerned , this work is valuable in reminding us of the substantial numbers of men who perform these functions for their wives . |
| 2 | Today , the medical establishment , in both Britain and America , is of the opinion that dietary fibre is of value in protecting us from the diseases of modern Western civilization . |
| 3 | He goes on to say ‘ In presenting us with the award for Lafayette , the judges believe that the new range has outstanding sales potential . |
| 4 | Such childish poeticizing is reinforced , in directing us to the level of the infant , by the ‘ penny for the Old Guy ’ epigraph , by the dressing up as a scarecrow , and by the nursery rhyme , ‘ Twinkle twinkle little star ’ , which inescapably underlies the line ‘ Under the twinkle of a fading star ’ . |
| 5 | Helen Gardner was aware of the problem , observing that the pursuit of image patterns , or of the ideas in a poem , can be useful to the interpreter , but can not ‘ be more than auxiliary in leading us to the true ‘ meaning' ’ of the work , which is the meaning which enlarges our own imaginative life . ’ |
| 6 | The holiday is tremendous value for money and we feel New Millennium is doing a wonderful job in providing us with the opportunity to visit these Eastern European countries at such competitive prices . |
| 7 | The Messiah has done for us what we could never do in putting us in the right with God ; and the gift of his Spirit releases us from the need to try to justify ourselves . |