Example sentences of "us [prep] [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , next week , will be telling us about another one of these very controversial books , wo n't you ? |
| 2 | " Now why do n't you tell us about this Irish Republican Army , " Tom Rooney said to the gunman . |
| 3 | B : Well , the milkman has come All that we can reasonably expect a semantic theory to tell us about this minimal exchange is that there is at least one reading that we might paraphrase as follows : ( 2 ) A : Do you have the ability to tell me the time ? |
| 4 | Returning to our table of signatures , what do they teach us about this particular Bible ? |
| 5 | ‘ You 've put us through all this … |
| 6 | I pray that this spirit will pull us through these difficult times . |
| 7 | Derelict railway lines are now covered with earth or ashes and grass-seeded , well disguised as useful paths to lead us through this extraordinary cheek-by-jowl-with-industry urban reserve . |
| 8 | Robertson begins by taking us through this golden age , dedicating the story to Joe Pawsey , to whose wise and expert leadership the Radiophysics Laboratory owed much of its early success . |
| 9 | Our thanks to these , and to all the friends of THE FACE who have given their time and money so generously to help us through this difficult time . |
| 10 | Our thanks to them and to everyone who gave so generously of their time and money to help us through this difficult time . |
| 11 | Religion is that ideal by which we live and act which , though not embodied in particular religions since all religions are necessarily imperfect , is nevertheless communicated to us through those particular religions . |
| 12 | I would have liked to take them off but the situation was still uncertain , and everyone still believed that the German forces were determined to push us off this high ground east of the Orne . |
| 13 | How can these people ever forgive us for all this damage ? ’ |
| 14 | Has our education prepared us for such perplexing indecision ? |
| 15 | ‘ Someone did ask us for some nude photos as well , ’ frowns Sam , desperately , ‘ But I reckon that was just people trying it on more than anything else . ’ |
| 16 | They are narrative , and tell us of a situation , or prepare us for some significant message : Once having told us the story , set the mood , and prepared us for the shout of a choir of angels , Handel could paint a triumphant musical fresco with just a few poetic words : |
| 17 | The pair of them loved searches , making us face the wall and spread our arms and legs as they felt all over us for some exciting trophy . |
| 18 | Ma tries her hardest to divide herself fairly between my own and Pa 's needs , but sometimes she must find it difficult , and it hurts her that , as yet , she can only be with us for these brief visits , and always seems tired . |
| 19 | The waste is a small perquisite that hath been granted us for several hundred years past , which we are able to prove by our ancient Books of Record , which have been no less than 14 or 15 times ratified and confirmed at the General Quarter Sessions . |
| 20 | The Service Consultancy initiative is a major benefit to clients in this area and I have already received many letters from customers , advised by the circular in their invoicing , thanking us for this additional feature . |
| 21 | But nothing has prepared us for this divine outburst . |
| 22 | We were all keen walkers , and enjoyed the challenge of remote places , but nothing in Britain could have prepared us for this close encounter of the furry kind . |
| 23 | ‘ We are delighted that Shell has joined forces with us for this exciting project , which we feel holds a great deal of promise , ’ said Rupert Kidd , LOPL 's general manager . |
| 24 | Join us for another fabulous Perrier lunch in the heart of England |
| 25 | I do n't mean for his fear to be confirmed — that he was sightless ; the unspoken query which hovered over us for those few days . |
| 26 | A letter from County informing us of that nineteen ninety two subscriptions are to be nine pounds . |
| 27 | Any time would have done , but he realized the excitement for us of such early awakenings . |
| 28 | Now only the deserted mine stores , gunpowder huts and relics of old machinery remind us of this former industrial occupation of the valleys and hills . |
| 29 | If we choose not to include the lasting works in the lonely mountains , only church registers survive to remind us of this remarkable facet of Keswick , and indeed Coniston 's , past history . |
| 30 | Many fine details — beautiful 16thcentury wooden ceilings , 15th-century painted glass , and a grand fireplace in the presence chamber — remain to remind us of this original purpose . |