Example sentences of "gave we the [noun sg] that " in BNC.

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1 He was really upset about that , but Maastricht gave us the ability that we could ex have that in Britain on a majority decision .
2 Mum came in from the shops and gave us the news that , starting from September , we are to have 2 morning services .
3 Kay Evans also gave us the news that Kay Latto has re-married — and is now Mrs. Dan Maskell .
4 We were chatting away when nurse gave us the news that George VI had died , everything went quiet , we forgot our worries and thought of Elizabeth .
5 The Butcher gave us the impression that he was indeed talking about chunks of meat — sides of beef or lamb or perhaps great hams trussed up with string .
6 We read in the papers of continuous victories on all fronts , which gave us the impression that the war would be over soon .
7 I think there were one or two er new items of information that he had concerning Oxfordshire which he did n't realise before , and he certainly gave us the impression that he would er , er take these into account when assessing the share out to Oxfordshire .
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