Example sentences of "[vb pp] we [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The DoT has not given us definite promises and has discouraged us from expecting too much . |
| 2 | She done us for skating up the fucking |
| 3 | Uniformity of policy throughout Europe would have prevented us from building up the strength of the City of London . |
| 4 | We must eliminate any previous conditioning that has prevented us from winning in the past . |
| 5 | These people are specifically given a job of making sure that the rules are obeyed and they have never accused us of doing anything wrong . |
| 6 | ‘ People who have called have told us of going into deep trances . ’ |
| 7 | A shirt right , okay , but really good words now from some of the things he 's told us like going |
| 8 | In this passivity , the infancy of stratigraphy may have brainwashed us into thinking that this is the true nature of the stratigraphical record . |
| 9 | 10 And after he had seen the vision , immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia , assuredly " gathering that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them . |
| 10 | If you find that the results are likely to be disastrous , and that the principles underlying it , which we detect not only from the official utterances of members of the Government but also from the more indiscreet explanations of so-called supporters of the government are pernicious and that the whole matter is one that has never been duly referred to the people of this country , then I venture to say that your Lordships have a clear duty before you — not to decree the final extinction of the Bill — because that is not what we propose , but to insist that before it becomes law an authoritative expression of the opinion of the electors of the United Kingdom shall have reached us with regard to it . |
| 11 | It is n't that God has hoodwinked us into believing , as if rationality were the bait and mystery the hook . |
| 12 | encouraged us by saying that the Sports Council appreciated our work ; also the specialised training of our teachers BUT we were receiving 63% of our income from the Sports Council and that was not acceptable . |
| 13 | Our nightly promenade up and down the road has put us on speaking terms with the whole neighbourhood . |
| 14 | I mean , what help has the British Government given us for preparing for 1992 ? |
| 15 | On behalf of BAIE SCOTLAND , renewed thanks for all the help you have given us by providing such a useful series of seminars . |