Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [noun sg] [noun] [verb] us " in BNC.
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| 1 | Felix McGlennon 's account — probably not untypical — of his composing methods reminds us that some categories of nineteenth-century printed song originated in quasi-oral ways : |
| 2 | The muscular derring-do of our film heroes inspired us to imitative feats of climbing , usually trees ; and their prowess in stalking and sniffing out was echoed in our exploration of sombre , dingy and often damp places . |
| 3 | The wholesalers via their star ratings help us in our stock selections , and by provision of p.o.s. help us sell the books purchased . |
| 4 | Clothes had been different : our mother 's hat in her wedding photo fascinated us , with its wide brim heavy with flowers , and pictures of all our female relations in their long skirts . |
| 5 | Into this imaginary world of people unable to learn from their market experience let us now introduce a group of outsiders who are themselves neither would-by sellers nor would-be buyers , but who are able to perceive opportunities for entrepreneurial profits ; that is , they are able to see where a good can be sold at a price higher than that for which it can be bought . |
| 6 | Phone call from our School Nurse to let us know that the School Doctor , who had to cancel medicals because of illness , is out of hospital but will not be back to work for some time . |
| 7 | Any ideas ? ( e.g red carnations in our button holes to identify us , I do n't think wearing a leeds top would be successful ! ) |
| 8 | The more video recordings we collected , the more we talked to hearing professionals , the greater appeared the gulf between what hearing people told us about deaf signing and what deaf people were actually doing . |