Example sentences of "they [verb] us [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They made us all kneel , made us put our heads between our legs and clasp our hands behind . |
| 2 | ‘ They made us more professional and were useful as a basis for court reports , ’ he says . |
| 3 | They made us this way . ’ |
| 4 | These people here are very over-careful you know , they just like to cover every eventuality so they asked us all to ring our families even though there is n't a thing wrong … . ’ |
| 5 | The only positive freedom is the freedom to use our creativity — and when machines are used as a substitute for labour rather than as an extension of our abilities , they deny us that freedom . |
| 6 | Then they attacked us one by one with electric sticks while our hands were handcuffed behind our backs . |
| 7 | In The Sanitary Protection Scandal , WEN have n't told women ’ do n't use tampons ’ , but they urge us all to think very carefully before deciding to use them . |
| 8 | ‘ They want us alive , then , ’ Ace said . |
| 9 | ‘ If they want us alive , ’ he said , ‘ it does n't matter what we do . |
| 10 | ‘ They want us alive . |
| 11 | They want us bad . |
| 12 | And if they want us dead , likewise , we 'll be dead . |
| 13 | ‘ They came out to our meetings to help us , to encourage us , and they helped us present our case to the Government . |
| 14 | The government would save so much money in the long run if they built us all homes instead of putting us up in this dump ; it 's ridiculous . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I say , do you suppose they charged us enough ? |
| 16 | Labels — either London print these or they send us blank labels for CAW organisers and church leaders print-out . |
| 17 | There 's some people send us money and say , I 've read in such and such a paper , erm somebody send it from Chesterfield the there their paper there , and they send us ten pounds or something and erm you know erm you never know how the fruits er . |
| 18 | they sucked us dry ; |
| 19 | His comments were useful because they provide us all with the opportunity to see what the Opposition have in mind and the approach that they will take in the run-up to the next election and if they were ever to be elected to government . |
| 20 | They beat us easy . |
| 21 | ‘ On November 1 they told us that normal Christmas arrangements would apply — that we would work for most of the holiday period — then they dropped this bombshell on November 22 and said we would be off for two weeks . |
| 22 | They told us that in Soc . |
| 23 | Rather , they tell us what they told us last year — that they will maintain conditions for sustained growth . |
| 24 | They told us three and a half , but there again a lot of rescue people do cut the ages of their dog , but , but , our , our two vets agreed he was around three and a half , between three and a half and four , look at his teeth and his coat and his bones . |
| 25 | Yeah , but , wo n't they give us some before . |
| 26 | And could they give us any suggestions — any positive help . |
| 27 | They put us all in different homes and I ca n't remember the whole family being together , ever . |
| 28 | Why do n't they show us all Britain ? |
| 29 | Because they paid us extra because nobody else worked with us , it was only me and you and my mother . |
| 30 | They showed us some shacks ( almost like dog kennels ) that they used to live in at the time of the Japanese occupation . |