Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] us the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No politician could have bettered it : ‘ Experience has taught us the fallibility of the assertion that crime rates amongst those of West Indian origin are no higher than those of the population at large . ’ |
| 2 | And in so doing he has given us the joyrider 's equivalent of Neil Young 's ‘ Tonight 's The Night ’ , The Pogues ' ‘ Hell 's Ditch ’ and the Stones ' ‘ Exile On Main Street ’ — one of those awful black records to turn to when you 're feeling at your most morbid . |
| 3 | This development has given us the opportunity to organise our business to focus again on the changing needs of our customers . |
| 4 | ‘ We 've both been working so hard that this break has given us the opportunity for a second honeymoon , ’ he told her smoothly . |
| 5 | Now Michael White and John Gribbin have given us Stephen Hawking : a Life in Science , or rather Mr White has given us the life and Mr Gribbin the science ; the latter is awash with black holes , white dwarfs , protons , pulsars , quasars and quarks and is therefore no more comprehensible than Brief History ; also , what is one to make of a writer who speaks at one moment of ‘ tiny black holes ’ and the next of ‘ black holes which could eat solar systems for breakfast ’ ? |
| 6 | But through the Spirit , God has given us the ability to fulfil those requirements . |
| 7 | God means us to know that we are in Christ , and has given us the Spirit to assure us . |
| 8 | God means us to grow in Christlikeness , and has given us the Spirit to change us . |
| 9 | ‘ We are emerging from just about as difficult a period as I can remember in over 37 years in the business , but we are emerging with capital ratios still among the strongest of any of the world 's banks — ready and willing to lend for any viable purpose , and desperate for the chance to show both personal and corporate customers that the personal , flexible , friendly service which we have tried to give in the past and which I hope has given us the privilege of enjoying your company tonight — that same service is still very much on offer today . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Using natural gas has given us the flexibility to run domestic heating from the same boilers , plus leaving the opportunity to heat other outlying areas of the castle at a later stage . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ The success of the over-haul has given us the incentive to improve the plant systems and procedures even further , ’ added Ian . |
| 12 | ‘ Your excellent work has given us the answer to that question , Watson . |
| 13 | Science has given us the technology , but do we have the right to use it ? |
| 14 | ‘ He has given us the feeling that we could not have been better prepared , ’ said Hockley after her opening round . |
| 15 | A full analysis has shown us the way forward and detailed programmes of personal development are being drawn up for everyone in Chemicals Manufacturing . |
| 16 | Walking pace often seems to give us the pulse of a movement ; and walking pace and heartbeat are often linked . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , but Winnie does tell us the truth , does n't he , even if we do n't like it ? |
| 18 | ‘ No , she 's given us the slip again , damn it . ’ |
| 19 | We should n't forget either though that we already have a Social Chapter from the ni nineteen eighty seven Act , it 's not to be sniffed at , it 's given us the directive on the protection of pregnant women at work . |
| 20 | They says , right , he says , I 've got a I 've got a problem with alcohol and he 's given us the valium to get us off the alcohol . |
| 21 | Please for god 's sake stop playing Fairclough at the back — the defence is a shambles when he 's there — quite honestly I 'm getting pretty pissed off with Wilko — i know we 've had a long unbeaten run and we 're still second and he 's won us the championship etc etc and this is defenitely over reaction to last night but get rid of the fucking bastard and find us someone who 'll pick teams that can beat the Norwich 's and Man Utd7s of the league or we 'll be perenial mid table finishers . |
| 22 | She 's shown us the label so we can recognize the packaged news story like it was a familiar soap powder . |