Example sentences of "he [vb past] us [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | While he waited he asked us a few basic and searching questions about our discovery . |
| 2 | That you have a map of an island ; that there 's crosses on the map to show where treasure is ; and that the island is — ’ Then he told us the exact place . |
| 3 | He showed us a small , half-burnt piece of paper . |
| 4 | He showed us the whole lagoon ( it is very big ) , slowing down to let us see the most interesting parts , then hurtled off amid boiling clouds of spray to give us a thrill . |
| 5 | He sent us a Turkish nursery rhyme , in Turkish , along with a jumbled version that still rhymes . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | He gave us a cursory glance , then resumed his watch on the highway . |
| 8 | He gave us a hard stare as he passed , very slowly . |
| 9 | ‘ He is without doubt their greatest danger and he gave us a few problems last week . ’ |
| 10 | The running man took his opportunity , and as he passed , followed by his less competitive , wheezing companions , clearly suffering agonies by his pace-setting , he gave us a triumphant , knowing nod . |
| 11 | He gave us the following answers : |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | He wished us the best of luck and advised us that the Brigade was here to stay . |