Example sentences of "n't [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ People are n't allowing us to just get on with the job . |
2 | And Deane Beman ( the US Tour commissioner ) does n't want us to cherry-pick on their tour . ’ |
3 | It might suggest that all bets were off on the release stakes or , ever hopeful , it might be that they were planning on letting us go and did n't want us to be able to give any hint , however vague , as to the whereabouts of the Yanks . |
4 | ‘ I do n't want us to be seen together , Anne . ’ |
5 | They kissed again and John held her so close that she could feel the beat of his heart , but then he said stubbornly , ‘ I wanted you to know , love , but I do n't want us to be known as a courting couple , not by our families or anyone , until I get this cleared up . ’ |
6 | But the writers of the books of the Bible did n't want us to be put off and as we look closer , it 's easy to see the human touches that the Bible includes all along the way . |
7 | There is something my service needs to know which you do n't want us to . |
8 | ‘ I do n't want us to be parted from each other again , ’ he told her . |
9 | same as all these black countries did n't want us in there did they ? |
10 | Asked whether his made things a little awkward between the actresses , Leigh was dismissive : ‘ It did n't affect us at all . |
11 | It wo n't affect us at all for the eighteenth . |
12 | She does n't hector us about giving up things . |
13 | ‘ They do n't consult us on the agenda of the foreign ministers ' meeting and they do n't treat us as equal partners , ’ says a Czech diplomat . |
14 | That does n't suit us at all . |
15 | That does n't suit us at all . |
16 | It was the last day of shooting and they did n't need us till nine o'clock that morning , so Keenan [ Wynn ] and me went over to the bar and had a couple there and I said , ‘ You know , Keenan , it 's gon na be a long hot day so we 'd better stop off at the drug store and buy a jug . ’ |
17 | I 'm afraid you have n't caught us at our best . |
18 | ‘ They wo n't know us at the station , in London , ’ said Jonathon suddenly . |
19 | He does n't consider us as rivals in the large-animal field . ’ |
20 | He did n't catch us until the last peak , Creag nan Damh , where a number of ridge-walkers were gathered , basking in the delight of the afternoon and resting on their laurels after a mammoth expedition . |
21 | They do n't direct us to the late survival of a gypsy paradise . |
22 | You would n't recognise us with our clothes on , maybe ? ’ |
23 | The sun may not shine that much on Britain but that does n't exclude us from using solar power . |
24 | You ca n't expect us to be like other people . |
25 | You do n't expect us to — to — ’ |
26 | I would n't expect us to straight into the First . |
27 | For once , you ca n't accuse us of self-promoting hyperbole when we described the show as ‘ the mightiest concert ever ! ’ |
28 | calculation and the land-take calculation so it would n't present us with any erm particular |
29 | In terms of illicit drug use , cannabis remains the most er available drug and the most used drug , but having said that it does n't present us with problems to the service . |
30 | Sir , we ought to have them nearby us , where we can see what they 're up to … where they ca n't betray us without destroying themselves as well . |