Example sentences of "[verb] to us by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Theology must take as its starting-point the actuality of God 's self-revelation in Jesus Christ , disclosed to us by the Holy Spirit , and set its sights and adjust its compass by that . |
| 2 | That evening Sid and I dined off piping hot oxtail soup , steak and kidney pie , followed by a very rich plum duff , all washed down with a bottle of French cider , given to us by the old Frenchman who lived in the cottage near the entrance to the orchard . |
| 3 | It was awarded to us by the Independent Television Commission after we submitted an unopposed bid for the franchise . |
| 4 | If the hon. Gentleman wants to find a worse record in Scotland for waiting lists , he should look at the waiting lists that were left to us by the previous Labour Government . |
| 5 | One specific educational measure suggested to us by the National Federation of Credit Unions and the Co-operative Bank ( and banks generally would be interested in seeing the idea explored further ) was that the government should regularly publish the interest rates charged by different lenders , in comparative tables . |