pronoun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gave us...a shock
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He gave us quite a shock .
let us imagine … (= used to encourage someone else to think about a possibility )
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Let us imagine that you are an employer who wants to recruit some new staff.
let us/let’s assume (that) (= used when thinking about a possible event or situation and its possible results )
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Let us assume for a moment that we could indeed fire her. Should we?
the lot of you/them/us (= all of you, them, or us )
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Shut up, the lot of you!
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
God help us
God help us
do me/us a favour!
one of us
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You can trust him - he's one of us.
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But tomorrow any one of us could be dead.
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Every one of us has prejudices of some kind in varying degrees.
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He let them win, and every one of us watching the game knows it.
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If one of us goes through menopause, we all suffer a collective hot flash.
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If one of us hits the half-century mark, we all do.
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If our intuitions differ, one of us at least is wrong, but we may be unable to find out which.
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To start with, neither one of us could fly.
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Who is he, to be provoked by one of us?
sb has decided to honour us with their presence
that makes two of us
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"I'd like to work in Hawaii." "That makes two of us."
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Well, that makes two of us, Hilary thought with a little smile as she sat at the table.
that makes two of us
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Well, that makes two of us, Hilary thought with a little smile as she sat at the table.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Do you want to go with us to the fair?
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Kate told us she was getting a new car.