Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] us [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ After the birth Tony and I both felt very shaky and the midwife got us some tea right away , while they were tidying me up , just to calm us down . |
| 2 | David told us that swan pattern of movement was currently being monitored in the north-east , so he was trying to read the leg bands through his glass . |
| 3 | One reviewer told us that case reports prove nothing . |
| 4 | Mike Mulligan from Mega Designs sent us this picture of his cast pewter replacement guitar hardware . |
| 5 | Eventually , though , they got their man , and the wait was worth it because the greatest vocal stylist in rock gave us two hours of inspired Gaelic mumbo-jumbo that was tough , joyful , sometimes sad , but ultimately fluid , festive and free , a celebration , a party for 1,800 delighted fans . |
| 6 | We were taken into a small chapel and some Spanish border guards gave us hot coffee and bread . |
| 7 | The Phoenix Dance Company instructors told us several times that our movements were very good and at one time described them as ‘ nice . ’ |
| 8 | The Phoenix Dance Company instructors told us several times that our movements were very good and at one time described them as ‘ nice . ’ |
| 9 | We are delighted that Ibstock joined us this year . |
| 10 | In any case , a couple of notables reached us this week . |
| 11 | Reader H. R. Vaughan-Williams sent us this collector 's item , which is probably prewar . |
| 12 | BEAUTIFUL , flexible sounds , delicately turned phrases , and the sort of energy which skips rather than strides — the King 's Consort at the Queen 's Hall reminded us that civilisation is not entirely destroyed . |
| 13 | I 'd spent most of it with the other two , one bad and the other indifferent , now I 'd come across a good one and fate gave us four years together , that 's all . |
| 14 | Regis and Gary Bannister were both denied at close range before MacDonald spared us extra time with a rising 25-yarder which found the top left corner of Steve Sherwood 's net . |
| 15 | Bob Makins joined us two weeks later , as manager of Trumper 's . |
| 16 | Time 's tangles took us different ways apart , |
| 17 | William Golding 's Lord of the Flies reminded us some years ago that children are far from immune to the virus of cruelty and irrationality that is latent in all human beings . |
| 18 | We devised a sort of Great Egg Race for the children — Rover gave us some materials which would normally have gone on the scrap heap , lent us a hall and judged the competition . |
| 19 | The end of the cold war gave us real hopes that the Gulf operation could be the seed , round which a new role for the UN would develop . |
| 20 | Some themes of the assembly therefore were giver of life sustain your creation spirit of truth set us free spirit of unity reconcile your people Holy Spirit transform and sanctify us . |
| 21 | we were 3–1 down ut Macca and Newsome got us 1 point . |
| 22 | Indeed the Next Steps Report found that : ‘ People who had recently resigned from the Civil Service told us that frustration at the lack of genuine responsibility for achieving results was a significant factor in encouraging them to move to jobs outside . ’ |
| 23 | A quarter of a century ago , Colin Buchanan told us that road-building , improved public transport and some limitations on the use of vehicles would not aloe solve the problem of traffic in towns . |
| 24 | Our director designate , Mrs joined us last month from CPRE , and will be delighted to answer any queries you may have . |
| 25 | BOB Phillips of Information Services at Risley sent us some motoring observations which we felt were worth sharing … |
| 26 | We needed to test our resources and Jets gave us that chance . ’ |
| 27 | Elizabeth was brave and helped us ; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mother 's death . |
| 28 | This inspiring service gave us new heart . |
| 29 | ‘ We are discussing the offer made us this morning by His Highness , the Prince . |
| 30 | When a neighbour 's dog visited us one day , the other two cats ran away immediately . |