Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [verb] us [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | It is an enabling bill of fare for the rites and the prayer in which the Church urges us all to take our part . |
| 32 | We would love to put out title on the line , if the IRB had the guts and the vision to give us that chance . |
| 33 | Trace 's new baby bass combo has been brought into the world to convince us that small can be beautiful … |
| 34 | The evergreen leaves of the wreath remind us that God never changes . |
| 35 | The Minister told us that clause 12 provided for the Secretary of State to take into account representations made by those who administer the pension scheme in question . |
| 36 | Can the Minister give us that evidence ? |
| 37 | Turning from the attractions of the Scotch whisky industry , can the Minister give us more information about the important regulatory aspects of getting companies which sub-contract to the Ministry of Defence to pay their bills or have them paid quickly ? |
| 38 | Can the Minister assure us that training for nurse prescribing will be provided and that it will be accessible to those nurses who need it ? |
| 39 | Will the Minister assure us that information on someone 's behaviour as a prostitute would be accessed only if they were being charged for similar offences ? |
| 40 | Will my hon. Friend the Minister give us some assurance that regulations relating to the council tax will be in place by the end of this year ? |
| 41 | Within a week , we received a letter back from the minister informing us that Bracken House had been listed grade II* . |
| 42 | Half a century ago , youths in Wellington bombers flew out to deal death and have it dealt to them in return ; now the American F-111s roar overhead , and , from time to time , a plume of orange flame and a cloud of smoke appear on the horizon to remind us all that dishing it out and taking it are widely differing talents . |
| 43 | ‘ You might have had the decency to order us some drink that was n't called Jim . ’ |
| 44 | But the referee booked us both . |
| 45 | So if we could lie down for twenty minutes sometime in the afternoon or early evening , then we would lengthen the spine to support us more efficiently for the latter part of the day . |
| 46 | One look at the gatehouse told us that way would be suicide , so we launched a full-scale attack to distract them from you and get Guy over the wall . |
| 47 | ‘ He has damaged the ligaments but the nature of the injury makes us more hopeful of recovery than we would be from some ankle injuries . ’ |
| 48 | Looking back on that visit , as I sometimes do , I find it difficult to reconcile the warm , charming and amusing hostess who spared the time to entertain us that day with the latter-day basso profundo screecher of the House of Commons and the earnest , ingratiating gusher of numerous television interviews ( performances which make me dream wistfully of the old saw , ‘ In the ideal society politics should be as unobtrusive as drains ’ ) . |
| 49 | Then you strode in , as the new maths teacher , and you would set the problems on the board and stride around the class getting us all to co-operate in sharing the problems . |
| 50 | The operator told us that rubbish is smouldering at a considerable depth and it would take a lot of work to put it out . |
| 51 | ‘ Your inclusion as a member of the embassy surprised us all , ’ Jotan said . |