Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] us [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | When he concluded by saying that : ‘ We at the ANC are convinced that cricket can assist us in achieving the new South Africa to which we all aspire , ’ he was warmly applauded by the tourists management and captain Kepler Wessels . |
| 32 | ‘ No one can accuse us of sitting still ! ’ |
| 33 | A socially accepted code , whatever its pretensions to universality , will in practice be moulded not only by ‘ Be aware ’ but by the ubiquitous ‘ We are better than you ’ and the equally mindless ‘ You are stronger than we are ’ which can cow us into doubting our superiority . |
| 34 | Just when we 're strapped for cash , only a load of new clothes can save us from looking dowdy — you would n't be alone in thinking that the whole thing is nothing more than a brilliant wheeze dreamt up by the fashion industry whenever times get tough . |
| 35 | The Leeming airfield can get busy at times , so anything up to a dozen Tornados a day can visit us for refuelling . |
| 36 | ‘ Who can help us without transferring their problems to us ? ’ von Kuenheim was quoted as saying in The Economist earlier this year . |
| 37 | This can help us towards defining a field of ‘ pedagogical linguistics ’ , that is , a field of pedagogically-relevant themes and concepts , from which to derive appropriate content for pre- and in-service courses , as well as for programmes of relevant linguistic investigation . |
| 38 | These can help us in making assignments and can tell us about the vibrations of molecular ions . |