Example sentences of "[vb -s] [verb] us a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What held good for Stoke Poges held good for the Western Isles ; Kathleen Raine has given us a description , worthy of Thomas Gray , of the burial of an old Scotswoman : |
| 2 | This has given us a story . ’ |
| 3 | Only Babylonia has given us a story so close to Genesis that the question of borrowing or of direct influence is seriously considered . |
| 4 | He repeats it in 4:13 , ‘ This is how we know that we remain in him , and he in us , because he has given us a portion of his Spirit . ’ |
| 5 | The integration of All Brand Importers in the USA and Rymax in Canada has given us a range of premium beer brands for import and distribution that includes Moosehead , Dos Equis , Pilsner Urquell , Grolsch , Sol and Bass Ale , in addition to Guinness Brewing Worldwide 's own products . |
| 6 | THE contemporary women 's movement has given us a language with which to describe and understand patriarchal oppression . |
| 7 | Ms Radice got to the crux of the matter when she told The Washington Post , ‘ To me , when the obvious sexual nature … is the only thing you see or the first thing you see or the overwhelming thing that you experience the American public has given us a lot of guidance on this , and Congress has given us a lot of guidance , saying they do n't want us to spend money on that particular type of art ’ . |
| 8 | Ms Radice got to the crux of the matter when she told The Washington Post , ‘ To me , when the obvious sexual nature … is the only thing you see or the first thing you see or the overwhelming thing that you experience the American public has given us a lot of guidance on this , and Congress has given us a lot of guidance , saying they do n't want us to spend money on that particular type of art ’ . |
| 9 | The tape you sent us has given us a lot of nostalgic pleasure . |
| 10 | The programmer has given us a production concept which will spread to every aspect of the teaching process . |
| 11 | But the dangers in observation are perhaps implicit in the word , and observation can all too easily become realism , and realism is as Piaget has reminded us a kind of confusion between the inner and the outer — a fixing in the object something which is an activity of the thinking subject . |
| 12 | This victory has secured us a quarter final place in the Fraser Trophy which will be played at the end of February . |
| 13 | ‘ Peace ’ is now just another kind of hostility and no-one has offered us a word for what peace used to mean . |
| 14 | Last year 's alumni survey has told us a lot . |
| 15 | What we 've been through in the last few years has brought us a lot closer , and that 's part of the reason I 'm getting out of the rat race of international cricket … certainly for a few years , anyway . |
| 16 | The case has caused us a lot of grief . ’ |
| 17 | But many archbishops were delighted by the excuse to go on pilgrimage to Rome ; and one of the first to benefit from the custom was Sigeric , archbishop of Canterbury ( 990 — 4 ) , who has left us a kind of diary of his visit — first of the churches in Rome which a pilgrim had especially to visit and to pray in , and then of the stages on his long journey back to Canterbury . |
| 18 | The accursed history of autocracy has left us a legacy of tremendous estrangement between the working classes of the various nationalities oppressed by that autocracy . |
| 19 | Appropriately , he has sent us a letter about a piece he saw in last Thursday 's Diary . |
| 20 | Ron has sent us a copy then |
| 21 | Now that the ski season is well underway , Elaine Cooper has sent us a bumper news bulletin from the Scottish slopes |
| 22 | Our long history from the beginning of life has assured us a place in the eternal , above temporal Kings and Lords . |
| 23 | ‘ My dad says give us a kiss , ’ shouted a little boy at the first stop in Rhyl . |
| 24 | She says give us a reason why you are doing this . |
| 25 | And when when he gets to know us a bit better we got quite a welcome tonight . |
| 26 | Wales coach Alan Davies admitted : ‘ John Eales 's absence will certainly disrupt Australia and it does give us a bit of an extra chance of winning some line-out ball . |
| 27 | When we get back to our table , Denice decides to show us a trick with a toothpick . |
| 28 | Do you know what if we come up tonight cos erm a woman came to the door , a woman came to the door this afternoon and she 's given us a Walkman with a microphone on it and we 've to tape all the conversations with it |
| 29 | ‘ It 's given us a chance to improve our over all strategic attitude by shortening our supply lines , you see . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ At least it 's given us a breather . |