Example sentences of "it [vb past] us [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | And er it took us a long time to get the special material because as you will gather , we tend to do everything properly , so we had to have the a cloth specially woven er handwoven of course and especially dyed and for once we had it especially fooled in other words the nap was raised . |
2 | But it took us a long time to actually get to that stage because er , the police are at fault , the police launch these schemes and they go away and say get on with it and off we go |
3 | And er , it took us a little time to do that but and it was alright , but , well , but she bought us doughnut in company . |
4 | It took us a good while to get to the location . |
5 | ‘ It gave us a second pop at Morley Street , and he was stopping , ’ said Elsworth . |
6 | ‘ It was interesting to take on these different values and it gave us a new perspective . ’ |
7 | It gave us a good insight into a Labour Government . |
8 | We found the discussion very useful since it gave us a better idea of the strengths and weaknesses in the future household projections and where the points of political leverage may lie . |
9 | It gave us a marvellous opportunity to listen to your views about IDEAL HOME , face to face . |
10 | My feeble little quip was self-diminishing , it might raise a smile , it paid a homage to her own earlier remark , and it gave us a shared history . |
11 | Gerry pointed out , however , that referees were not happy having Pushov and his interpreter stood on the goal line as it gave us an unfair advantage . |