Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] give us [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most enjoyable four days with ‘ Jolly ’ Jean , ‘ Gentle ’ Joan and ‘ Lovely ’ Lucy combined to give us a variety of sessions with different apparatus . |
| 2 | Dennis had given us a rough time in the previous two Tests and so I started to chat to him to get him in a favourable mood for when it was our turn to bat . |
| 3 | A north-west gale had given us a good shaking up crossing from Peterhead to Wick resulting in a cracked cylinder head . |
| 4 | Andy had given us a special ticket which was non-transferable , so we sat in the departure lounge disconsolately watching half-empty flights leaving for Heathrow . |
| 5 | Actually erm although councillor is quite correct that we 're providing a service , erm in some ways it would be nice if the government did give us the freedom to operate our business as we choose to do so . |
| 6 | Various anthropologists had remarked on this zombie tradition — but in Makassar Werner had given us a supplementary twist to the story . |