Example sentences of "which [modal v] [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I am to be questioned and interfered with and hounded , not to be left , doing a job of work the way I choose , a necessary job , a job our sister has made tediously inevitable , a job the result of which may save us from potential disgrace , even if we can not go so far as to expect it to improve our situation out of all recognition .
2 It is probable that we are not yet aware of the extensive use made of the river system for bulk transport at that period , but there are indications which should alert us to it , such as the wharfage on the River Ver discovered in the 1954 — 7 excavation at the Park Street villa ( Saunders , 1963 , 118 — 123 ) .
3 Elisabeth Cook 's recent account of the ‘ Querelle des Bouffons ’ shows an extensive political dimension , which should alert us to the nature of associated rhetoric .
4 It is the emotional and dynamic tug of a story which must prevent us from reading in too literal a spirit .
5 ‘ You are quite sure that he said nothing to you which might provide us with a clue to the killer ? ’
6 What he meant by mysticism was belief in a direct , immediate experience of God ( or of Jesus ) which dissolved the distinction between God and man or between Christ and ourselves , a rapture of union which could carry us beyond time and history and the challenge and responsibility of the present .
7 There 's something about this matter which could lead us to the gallows or on to the knife of some hired assassin .
8 ‘ We want a pay deal now to solve all our problems and a formula which would prevent us from taking action in future , ’ a spokesman said .
9 ‘ We want a pay deal now to solve all our problems and a formula which would prevent us from taking action in future , ’ a spokesman said .
10 ‘ We want a pay deal now to solve all our problems and a formula which would prevent us from taking action in future . ’
11 ‘ We want a pay deal now to solve all our problems and a formula which would prevent us from taking action in future . ’
12 Which would cover us for Friday and Monday 's loadings .
13 Nonetheless , exactly how this is done is a question which would take us beyond our immediate purpose .
14 ‘ In addition to doublle-digit growth for use in bottling , I can see a market for 50-70kta of polyethylene terephthalate in Europe in these new applications by 1990 , ’ says Bruce , ‘ And as a successful outcome of the research we are doing to produce materials of high-temperature resistance [ which would take us into the hot-fill container market ] and materials of improved gas barrier properties could add considerably to that . ’
15 This renewed hopes of an early cut in German interest rates which would provide us with scope to follow them down .
16 Having tried several adjustments to the system over the past 6 years , I hope this provides a format which will serve us for a good while into the future .
17 I must mention the bridesmaids who have done so much to help my wife , and added glamour to the photographs which will remind us of this very happy occasion .
18 If , as children , we were given healing opportunities to grieve for a range of losses , whether it was falling and losing our precariously-achieved sense of balance , the death of a cat , the breaking of a doll or having to move house , we will have learned skills which will stand us in good stead later .
19 That is a widening of personal opportunity , a lifting of the nation 's educational attainments and a sharpening of our competitive skills which will stand us in good stead for the future .
20 The kernel or essence of what has gone before will , if preserved , initiate a new impetus which will lead us into unexplored territory .
21 What we have now is much more than a game : an exciting story to which we do not know the end ; and a visual image which will lead us to an exciting starting point for a drama , an image which we know has engaged the children .
22 We have set very clear targets which will return us to a basic level of performance in the next two years .
23 ‘ I 'm afraid , Mr Sikes , ’ he said , ‘ the boy may say something which will get us into trouble . ’
24 It is the projected activities , the group under E and F , which will concern us in this section , as we shall see that it is projection which protects the participants .
25 Here too there are suppressed assumptions about the proper methods of science which will concern us in the next chapter .
26 Although it is too early to say what impact it will have on the discipline , it has stimulated a powerful line of thought , and one which will concern us in later chapters .
27 She has written a very full report which will assist us with a review of advanced courses policy in the light of the development of general Scottish Vocational Qualifications ( of which more later ) .
28 Or , to take another example which will occupy us in later chapters , there is a similar snag to the dispute between Rational Actor and Bureaucratic Politics models of national decision-making .
29 Before we begin , we need to take on board the mystery , a word which will follow us through the five sessions .
30 We have several capital projects which will take us into new and exciting areas and if we ride out this recession better than others we will have the opportunity to make further acquisitions to expand our core activities .
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