Example sentences of "[vb pp] we a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I did not believe that , I would have advised our club president , James King , to go to a venue that would have made us a comparative fortune . ’ |
| 2 | I 've got us a nice bit of meat pie for supper and a lovely fresh bit of bread , I expect you 're starving . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Over the first three legs the French had shown us a clean pair of heels , especially with superior baton-passing . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The new season has brought us a new county and a few new rules to keep us on our guard . |
| 7 | ‘ Talking of which , ’ James said , ‘ Peter 's brought us a signed copy of The Babylon Baby . |
| 8 | He thinks he 's found us a suitable plane . ’ |
| 9 | Chair , can I just help you here recently , because we 've had a recent case ourselves erm , this is an ironic twist to this , because Councillor Patten 's being writing to the County on Highway and Traffic issues recently and sending us a copy , and it 's stunned us a little bit , because normally they would write to us direct , but there 's a sting in this because we do n't know whether we 're supposed to respond to him now , or the county . |
| 10 | You 've certainly set us a hard act to follow ! |
| 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 | But we 've got a massive sackful of stuff and no one had left us a forwarding address and the landlady had n't been to us about any of them . |
| 13 | ‘ Someone has left us a private house in Colchester in their will and we 've decided to use it as a training house . |
| 14 | This view of acting behaviour as no more than role function has taken us a long time to understand . |
| 15 | Amused by Mr Baker 's diplomatic skills , I composed a letter to Roald Dahl , and luckily by the end of July he had sent us a sensible letter of resignation . |
| 16 | Elaine Cooper has sent us a double dose of news this month |
| 17 | Dennis had given us a rough time in the previous two Tests and so I started to chat to him to get him in a favourable mood for when it was our turn to bat . |
| 18 | ‘ You shitbag , Tiny , you could have given us a bloody heart attack . ’ |
| 19 | As John Major said , they 've given us a bloody nose . |
| 20 | DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh . |
| 21 | DURING Fun Fortnight we 've had jokes on everything from cows to coughs , doctors to dentists , and everyone has given us a good laugh . |
| 22 | ‘ Under John 's leadership , the last three years have seen significant progress and given us a good start in tackling the challenges that lie ahead . ’ |
| 23 | Our expertise in Engineering Contracting and Design has given us a strong position in long term partnering contracts . |
| 24 | ‘ Our expertise and innovative approach to engineering contracting has given us a strong position in long term partnering contracts . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ All sorts of people have helped : The Rural Development Commission has lent us £10,000 to top up what we raised ; all the retired , trainee and working accountants , lawyers , journalists and businessmen in the village have put in hours of voluntary work , and our grocery wholesaler Pharaoh Quirke has given us a new fascia board . ’ |
| 26 | Martin O'Neill , Wycombe 's manager , said : ‘ The result has given us a real chance of the championship as long as we can keep the momentum going . ’ |
| 27 | and if I did n't say it strong enough , as Angela 's done , it has given us a real basis to work on Don and it is appreciated . |
| 28 | ‘ Willoughby , you 've given us a brief outline of a frankly hap-hazard sort of life up to now . |
| 29 | And erm if they could have given us a proper explanation why they 'd gone back and prove us wrong them fair enough . |
| 30 | He 'd probably have given us a proper meal and , and — ‘ |