Example sentences of "the [noun prp] [verb] us [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every day the Canyon humbles us with some new wonder : a 2,000ft sheer wall of red limestone , a golden eagle soaring down to the river to fish , a natural rock amphitheatre which would comfortably accommodate a full orchestra and 20,000 people . |
| 2 | The Sandfords provided us with an elderly Amhara called Habta Mariam as cook . |
| 3 | The Feldwebel took us to a German Red Cross canteen . |
| 4 | On request , the East Midlands Region Office of the NCC supplied us with permits to visit . |
| 5 | The Clio reaches us in perfect condition , excepting a few scuffs on the steel wheel trims . |
| 6 | Until the ‘ official ’ pilot schemes are instituted we only have the experience of the formative approaches in the UK to guide us on how appraisal is to be conducted . |
| 7 | The snows of Mount Hermon streaming northwards , the blue vales of Galilee , the brown waters of the Litani encircled us in that little cyclone , We could be seen , for above the sound of the gale we heard the clatter of bullets tossed by the wind against the ramparts . |
| 8 | I was beginning to think that we 'd missed the boat , even though we knew in our heart of hearts that the Lord wanted us in some form of full-time capacity . |
| 9 | Most of the imports reaching the U.K. reach us via Singapore so presumably these are wild-caught specimens from the vicinity of the Malay Archipelago . |
| 10 | As well as giving us data for the industry , the LFS provided us with information about the narrow ( KOS ) occupational group of waiters and bar staff in which casuals are concentrated . |
| 11 | ‘ The Celebes presents us with the most striking example of the interest that attaches to the study of the geographical distribution of animals . |
| 12 | The Smiths seduce us into aspiring to the same heroic pitch of failure and exile . |
| 13 | The Greyhound beat us in the end . |