Example sentences of "[prep] give us [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We felt the meeting had been very worthwhile in giving us a better understanding of the way new housing targets were estimated , the relationship between the WO and planning authorities , and the points at which environmental factors were taken into account . |
| 2 | Perhaps the greatest contribution that fictional novels can make to human rights and changing attitudes is in giving us a timely reminder that all the statistics we 're constantly bombarded with actually constitute human lives , just as valuable as our own . |
| 3 | The high quality applications which we received , in addition to giving us a wide choice of suitable applicants , gave us incidentally an encouraging snap-shot of the future of the book industry . |
| 4 | No he 's gon na give us the other results . |
| 5 | He brings Abraham down to earth with a bump , by giving us a subtle piece of comedy in which he features as something of a country bumpkin and gets , to use unsubtle language for a moment , ‘ right done ’ ! |
| 6 | I am sure that that former right hon. Member of this House could do a lot to help Northern Ireland by giving us a favourable response in the very near future , as I believe he will . |
| 7 | ‘ You , shut up , ’ Blanche cut in firmly , ‘ or I 'll arrest you for wasting police time by giving us a false alibi . ’ |