Example sentences of "[vb past] us that the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were woken a few minutes before one o'clock in the morning by a phone call from a friend who told us that the insistent thudding we could hear was American artillery fire . |
| 2 | With great glee Odd-Knut told us that the fat Germans showered ten times every day for a week and still reeked of rotten whale . |
| 3 | The National Consumer Credit Federation representing check traders ( though not the largest firm , Provident ) told us that the basic work of small to medium-sized firms is lending small amounts to long-standing customers . |
| 4 | That was done and counsel for the appellant told us that the disclosed documents had proved vital to the presentation of the appellant 's case . |
| 5 | We told Jean Paul that the cut-off jeans held together with masking tape and ground-in dirt were a bit trop , and he assured us that the too-small cycling caps would look genuinely ridiculous when they were made up . |
| 6 | My right hon. Friend informed us that the previous tax rates would have cost each family an extra £1,200 . |