Example sentences of "us [prep] [adv] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 's just been telling us about how this bloke 's condoms dropped out of his pocket . |
| 2 | The prospect had been hanging over us for so many months that once Father ceased trading , it was as though the weight of worry was lifted . |
| 3 | If they 've been with us for quite some time there are always ways we can enhance people 's skills are n't there ? |
| 4 | He seemed pleased to remind us of yet more evidence of Bouilland 's humming modernity , and took us out into the sun again . |
| 5 | from friends , midst the Glad Tidings , telling us of yet another marital breakdown ( confirming statistics ⅔ marriages break down ) . |
| 6 | I have made this broad but brief review of the development of provision for special needs partly to remind us of how much improvement has been achieved and also as a background to the rest of the paper . |
| 7 | He closed with a sparkling Satin Doll , returned with Rollins 's exuberant St Thomas , and left us with the memory of a performance which fed the mind and sent the spirit soaring , while reminding us of how much he has had to overcome in finding his way to such radiant self-expression . |
| 8 | Thanks to the Under-Secretary , he 's left us with precious little of it to waste ! ’ |
| 9 | Leading and promoting the debate on energy policy that the government wants to stifle , that presents us with just such an opportunity , if we do n't begin to take the fight to the enemy the future is clear . |
| 10 | In fact these can legitimately be regarded as fluorine ‘ lone pair ’ orbitals quite distinct from the bonding , non-bonding and anti-bonding MOs which are analogous to those found for H 2 O. Similarly , presents us with yet another increase in complexity , but the additional orbitals can be regarded , at least to a first approximation , as ‘ CF 3 group ’ orbitals associated with CF bonding or with F atom lone pairs , again superimposed on a basic set of ‘ skeletal ’ MOs analogous to those found for H 2 O. |
| 11 | And he takes us , bad bargain that we are poor and miserable that we were , with nothing seemingly positive to offer , he takes us bag and baggage , he takes us with all our sin , with all our failure , with all our mistakes , he takes us with all that is , th th the clutters of our lives , he says you 're mine now . |
| 12 | The Americans have left us with very few stories to tell . |
| 13 | I wish we were having a picnic , and that it was hot , and I do indeed wish that we were all together ; though even if I were to hold the whole world against my chest , it would probably save us from very little . |
| 14 | For now , we should look at more of the essential components of life on Earth : the energy that comes from the Sun , and which keeps the whole system rolling ; and the atmosphere itself , which protects us from too much of that radiation , and provides several of life 's essential ingredients . |
| 15 | Of vital importance is the temporary conversion of oxygen to ozone to create the ozone layer , which in turn protects us from too much radiation . |
| 16 | ‘ The cup suits us in so many ways and at least it has permitted some stability and provided a focal point in the absence of a league challenge . ’ |
| 17 | And then again if agonisings about modern are seem to take us in one direction , the banning of books as reminded us , takes us in quite another , and we have to remember that for all practical purposes it was indeed a banned book for nearly fifteen years , from the Twenties into the Thirties . |
| 18 | Has he noticed that much advice has been given to us on how that should be done ? |
| 19 | For the face as simulacrum can only refer us to yet another image , there being no true face behind the mask . |
| 20 | He watched us without too much interest , his right hand resting casually near a push-buzzer . |
| 21 | Perhaps the reason for the comic success of such characters is that they help us to recognise the prejudice which exists in all of us at so many different levels about so many different things . |
| 22 | That should give us at least half a whole time equivalent nurse on every ward . |
| 23 | The Queen says : ‘ The prayers , understanding and sympathy given to us by so many of you in good times and bad have lent us great support and encouragement . |
| 24 | The prayers , understanding and sympathy given to us by so many of you in good times and bad have lent us great support and encouragement . |