Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] we a " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we 're able to use it the cold may win us a few days in which to withdraw to bed and grieve gently for ourselves ; if not at least we can weep openly at work , blowing our nose and wiping our eyes , and get a little consideration and sympathy from others for our sad lot . |
| 2 | That must give us a message . |
| 3 | Tommy Grant placed the big , round , iron , copper-lined sugar pan on the side of the stove , straightened his back as far as it would go ; then , turning to the bench , he pointed to the five tin trays of liquid toffee , saying , ‘ That should give us a fresh start in the mornin' , miss . |
| 4 | The fact that this was the chosen approach of the Evil One in tempting Eve should give us a healthy respect for its subtlety and danger : ‘ Did God say … ? ’ he asked : His innocent-sounding questions about the facts of the case were designed to open up the deeper issue of God 's goodness . |
| 5 | ‘ The results of the experiment should give us a better understanding of the way that normal growth takes place in plants and will also help to provide information for the design of plant-based life-support systems , ’ Dr Briarty explained . |
| 6 | This device should give us a single analysis in about five minutes rather than ninety as at present as we do n't need to separate the mixtures , we can do the analysis directly . |
| 7 | ‘ All that aside , though , this should give us a lot more loose rein here . ’ |
| 8 | We may also draw attention to the fact that it is possible logically , even if not biologically , to use old , with the same effect as it has in the phrase Charlie 's old school , in combination with the word mother ; the incongruity of the result should give us a very sharp view of the difference between the ordinary referential variation of adjectives used relativistically , and the semantic effect produced by the difference in type of relation at work in ( 33 ) and ( 34 ) . |
| 9 | If we say the cost of production of a bird laying 276 eggs per 52 week period is 60p per dozen ( I 'm taking Stuart Hinchly 's ) figures demonstrated at the Royal Show ) , by retailing our own produce this should give us an average price of £1.25 plus per dozen . |
| 10 | ‘ You must tell us a story now . ’ |
| 11 | We reckon that our cash ceiling should allow us a bass costing around £150–200 , with the rest to be spent on a combo . |
| 12 | Secretary 's ‘ Joey the Clown ’ particularly in demand , this should net us a further useful sum . |
| 13 | There 'll be no moon , and if this wind holds it should help us a lot . |
| 14 | let's give us a little |
| 15 | The observables , the exotic items of gold , amber , shell , garnet , pottery ( and perhaps what it contained , for instance wine ) , glass , mercury , ivory , may give us a distorted image of the nature of exchange , but there is no reason for rejecting the acceptance of the pattern at face-value . |
| 16 | Instances of how some of these registers were destroyed may give us a pointer to the fate of our own ; in some cases rats and mice destroyed them , other instances of fire , damp , silver fish , some being stolen and a case where one vicar used the sheets to baste his goose . |
| 17 | That may give us a pointer to one approach . |
| 18 | ‘ These are enormously strong roots and the melding of them may give us an organisation far more formidable than either could be on their own . ’ |
| 19 | Now I 'll make us a bite to eat . |
| 20 | You sit still there ; I 'll make us a drink , and then I 'll be off . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Sit yourself down , mate , I 'll make us a cuppa . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ So , just sit quiet for a moment , there 's a good girl , and then I 'll make us a cup of tea . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Let's talk first , then I 'll make us a drink . |
| 24 | They 'll bring us a cup of tea . ’ |
| 25 | And we must remember our interest in Livesey is only that he might give us a lead to the young girl 's killer . ’ |
| 26 | It 's a heartening thought : he might give us a hard time but , at root , Bob is on our side … |
| 27 | ‘ I thought she might give us a mention but to get a personal donation like this is more than we could ever have hoped for . ’ |
| 28 | Trace it to its source and it might give us a rough idea of the way we came in — which might give us a rough idea of south , for further referee . |
| 29 | Trace it to its source and it might give us a rough idea of the way we came in — which might give us a rough idea of south , for further referee . |
| 30 | Cos they used t what they used to do in the small boat , they used to coil so much in the then they 'd row to the quay and then the they 'd run ashore hid past the line and pull a river and put the bollard for 'em and then cos they 'd turn round they might give us a quid for a drink you see |