Example sentences of "gave us the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were out at work often till late evening , but gave us the run of the house and William had the chance to get on with some schoolwork . |
| 2 | The hon. and learned Member for Burton ( Mr. Lawrence ) gave us the benefit of his legal experience . |
| 3 | The first day also gave us the sight of an England captain losing the toss on his birthday , the first time this has happened in the history of Test cricket . |
| 4 | As a memorial of his sacrifice for us he gave us the sacrament of the Eucharist to be the food by which we share here on earth in the blessings of the world to come . |
| 5 | He also gave us the name of an excellent brickie who had worked with d-i-yers before and was to give us some good advice , as well as building straight walls . |
| 6 | This unusual relationship gave us the joy of knowing her very well . |
| 7 | Their reply gave us the number of the aircraft which Thomas was flying , Beaufort I L4508 , and the names of the other members of his crew . |