Example sentences of "giving us the [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 After the rash of Chinese shots by Western photojournalists that followed last year 's student uprising , Zeng Nian 's views of Peking come as a welcome and refreshing change , giving us the chance to see the country through Chinese eyes
2 Police spokesman Martin Wallwork said : ‘ In police stations civilians will do the duties of officers who man the front desk giving us the opportunity to redeploy them on the streets . ’
3 In conclusion , I 'd like to thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to present our petition .
4 The employee records were created on Total database files thus giving us the flexibility to link the information into other systems as required .
5 ‘ We are both very proud and thank God for giving us the strength to help others less fortunate than ourselves . ’
6 We thank you for giving us the incentive to do this and wish you a Merry Christmas and happy New Year .
7 But the Lord has made it easier for you by giving us the lesson taught so simply and sublimely by our parents — the joy of love , that is of understanding and being understood , of giving and receiving , of sacrificing oneself to be recreated , of pouring out the treasures of one 's own heart only to find them multiplied endlessly .
8 Now they 're not giving us the time to make .
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