Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] we [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They called us in told us some information about there being no work , then left a pile of envelopes on a table telling us we had been made redundant . |
| 2 | Er cos I think you just told us that man you know |
| 3 | Just joined us this evening from England . ’ |
| 4 | The bank was usually very understanding , and generally gave us some leeway until we were able to sell something . |
| 5 | No we went in and erm it was about er three or four minutes before we actually started and he just gave us this paper and he put sets of questions to the different types of differentiation |
| 6 | Sir Emmanuel once sent us some grouse from his own table but it was not to our taste -it had been cooked in port wine and laced with some spices . |
| 7 | Some could n't say what they 'd been wearing themselves , but their female colleagues usually gave us some idea . ’ |
| 8 | After all , Snow forcefully reminded us that science had at least an equal claim to that of the humanities in the full development of the mind of the student : they were two cultures , formally equal in status . |
| 9 | They even sent us some French and Belgians , people like that , to work the land . |
| 10 | Many a time I had the hand-brush and so did my brothers and sisters but it never did us any harm . |
| 11 | A London postman 's daughter whose grandparents lived next door contrasted the couple : ‘ oh she was a pet , but not him , he never gave us any love . ’ |