Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] us [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He hit the pin halfway up and it was going like a rocket — — that was the shot which I think won us the Open . |
| 2 | As John Major said , they 've given us a bloody nose . |
| 3 | They 've given us a German prisoner of war again . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Willoughby , you 've given us a brief outline of a frankly hap-hazard sort of life up to now . |
| 5 | I 've got us a nice bit of meat pie for supper and a lovely fresh bit of bread , I expect you 're starving . ’ |
| 6 | We shall be leaving Peking for Sian at 11.30 this evening , and the comrades have given us a rousing send off with beautiful presents including a big embroidered tablecloth and napkins , and a beautiful framed picture made out of shells , with an inscription written on it specially for & I. They also gave us the enclosed photos , which give you an idea of what life is like here . |
| 7 | They are now threatening to withdraw compensation from us although they have given us no written guarantee that our lands are free from contamination ’ , he said in 1976 . |
| 8 | Though the rumours have told us a great deal , he 's still far from well , he might need a heart bypass , he 's gon na have to retire form politics . |
| 9 | The Bar is a leader in the field of video conferencing applications within the courts and the legal profession and its endeavours have brought us a good deal of favourable publicity . |
| 10 | This is a memo to Caroline at Aiden Mouth Good evening Caroline , can I refer you to Aiden Mouth , invoice number A four hundred which is linked to invoice number one , nine , O , seven , six , paragraph invoice where total is one , sorry , seventeen thousand , one hundred and six kilos , of which Aran A R A N contributes twelve thousand , eight hundred and ninety two kilos , which is seventy five point three seven percent of the total weight , stop , in your invoice number A four hundred you have charged us the full charges , whereas we are only liable for seventy five point three seven percent of the New Zealand to U K charges , dash , am I not correct , question mark . |
| 11 | The photographic pioneers who travelled our own rural lanes , and cobbled back alleys have left us a visual legacy that portrays the changing face of our society . |
| 12 | ‘ Although you have assured us the massive cut in income will not now occur , the fear among our members is any compromise will result in an inevitable fall in the standard of care we can offer to patients in the future . |