Example sentences of "[pron] gave us [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Naturally , nobody gave us a second look and I had the traffic lights co-ordinated by computer so that we stopped near you just as Sergeant Plod , with perfect timing , gave you an excuse to mace him . |
| 2 | Actually , nobody gave us a second look as they must have presumed I was trying to get inside her knickers . |
| 3 | It comes to us from the age which gave us the Great Charter , and founded the House of Commons . |
| 4 | For the first meeting of our 1990-91 winter programme our invited speaker was Mr Michael Parker of ‘ Centro ’ , the West Midlands Transport Executive , who gave us a fascinating insight into the planning , routes and probable operation of the intended West Midlands light rail system . |
| 5 | , writes : LIKE the duck that warned of air raids in Germany , we had a Manchester terrier who gave us a similar warning . |
| 6 | Phrasal verbs come in for more attention with Phrasal Verbs Organiser from LTP ( by the man who gave us the First Certificate Organiser ) , while HarperCollins is publishing a Phrasal Verbs Workbook to accompany its dictionary . |
| 7 | Hailed as the troubled comic genius who gave us the manic hotel-keeper Basil Fawlty and the Ministry of Silly Walks , he 's also the kingpin of the enduring Pythons and a multi-millionaire businessman . |
| 8 | ‘ She gave us a big jug of water and big brushes and put on blues and greens and let them run and I was away from then . |
| 9 | ‘ She gave us a big jug of water and big brushes and put on blues and greens and let them run and I was away from then . |
| 10 | Like all the members of staff , Miss Smith was dedicated to her work and she gave us a fine start in life . |
| 11 | Here she gave us a happy home for the next twenty years . |
| 12 | We listened to the hon. Member for Derby , South when she gave us the present status of Beckett 's laws — a pledge to increase pensions and child benefit , to which the new manufacturing package has been added . |
| 13 | They gave us a thousand pound , that is really very important , I think , and we 're most grateful . |
| 14 | They gave us a consolidated figure of various numbers of P W's that are held , and of the numbers of erm dead that are held . |
| 15 | At ten o'clock they gave us a handsome club sweater , which was so generous we decided to let someone else win the domino handicap . |
| 16 | ‘ They gave us a free trip over , ’ he said . |
| 17 | They enabled the sisters to honour their own privacy needs and they gave us a clear sense of personal identity . |
| 18 | Two of our greatest fans were the 1968 West Indian Cricket team and the Duke Ellington Orchestra they gave us a standsing ovation . |
| 19 | My only other memory of that period was Schultz 's , the sausage-maker — a Saturday night treat for us , especially when he gave us a toothless grin and slipped an extra sausage in free . |
| 20 | He gave us a cursory glance , then resumed his watch on the highway . |
| 21 | He gave us a hard stare as he passed , very slowly . |
| 22 | ‘ He is without doubt their greatest danger and he gave us a few problems last week . ’ |
| 23 | He gave us the following answers : |
| 24 | Just tell him what we want him to give us , you know if he gave us the advance nod on something then we could either you know deal it exclusive or we 'll put it all round , you know , whichever they prefer . |
| 25 | He gave us an official letter to show the military commanders we might bump into along the way , and sent one of his high-ranking aides down to the dock to see us off . |
| 26 | ‘ It gave us a second pop at Morley Street , and he was stopping , ’ said Elsworth . |
| 27 | ‘ It was interesting to take on these different values and it gave us a new perspective . ’ |
| 28 | It gave us a good insight into a Labour Government . |
| 29 | We found the discussion very useful since it gave us a better idea of the strengths and weaknesses in the future household projections and where the points of political leverage may lie . |
| 30 | It gave us a marvellous opportunity to listen to your views about IDEAL HOME , face to face . |