Example sentences of "and [vb past] us the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think it was the head of the British water-skiing team who ran the camp and got us the boats and the equipment . |
| 2 | Diggs came and told us the day he broke out . ’ |
| 3 | Mum was always thrifty , and able to stretch pennies to shillings ; once she proudly opened an old tea-caddy ( then utilised as a savings-bank ) and showed us the amount then accumulated : an unbelievable total of ten pounds . |
| 4 | As we were turning to follow his directions , he drew up his cuff and showed us the blue tattooed cross that all Copts have on the inside of their wrists . |
| 5 | Mr Rochester lifted the curtain , opened the secret door and showed us the little room . |
| 6 | Reflecting on the new and indeed unlikely scenario Collie Curran said : ‘ PJ McGowan came in three years ago and showed us the way ahead . |
| 7 | He broke the gun in half and showed us the cylinder filled with six red plastic capsules . |
| 8 | Walked in the lady said Oh right , you can can have a look round and showed us the rooms . |
| 9 | Its cooking partner was the Costard which was sold in the markets of Oxford from 1296 until the end of the seventeenth century and bequeathed us the word ‘ costermonger ’ — meaning someone who hawks fruit and vegetables in the street . |
| 10 | Bob Eaton , the man who brought Lotus to GM and gave us the Calibra , is about to become chairman of Chrysler . |
| 11 | Gordon showed us clearly the path of forgiveness , and gave us the strength to forgive from his experience . |
| 12 | Miles Lessingham is here and gave us the details . |
| 13 | Donald , alas , had been dead for thirty years when Hilary Spurling published her admirable biography Ivy when Young and gave us the answers to our questions . |
| 14 | Mum came in from the shops and gave us the news that , starting from September , we are to have 2 morning services . |
| 15 | Any account of English book illustration would be inadequate without a tribute to Edmund Evans ( 1826–1905 ) who brought to a wonderful peak of success the revival of the art of colour printing from wood blocks and gave us the delightful colour plate books of Kate Greenaway , ’ Richard E. Doyle , Randolph Caldecott and Walter Crane . |
| 16 | It gave us a break from constant travel , enabled William to get some work done and Ned to find a job , and gave us the chance to get to know one place really well , while enjoying the company of old friends and making new ones . |