Example sentences of "give us " in BNC.
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| 31 | On the one hand , coins can give us the only information we have about some buildings , such as the vanished Roman Temple of Augustus and Livia between the Palatine and Capitol which was restored by Antoninus Pius in AD158-9 . |
| 32 | Can psychological experiments give us a clue to how such calculations are performed ? |
| 33 | He beamed widely as he was helped down the steps and said to me : ‘ O , gib 's nichts mehr ’ ( Do n't give us any more ) . |
| 34 | I ca n't tell you how much pleasure it would give us to make them eat their words . |
| 35 | They do n't give us anything , but still expect us to pay the poll tax . ’ |
| 36 | Wearing fashionable clothes might give us more confidence , but we can gain that through thousands of other more important things . |
| 37 | We must n't make buying things a substitute for developing the skills that will give us real and lasting confidence in ourselves . |
| 38 | Show us what you want us to do and give us the strength to submit our will to yours . |
| 39 | ‘ While researchers can as yet give us no clear answers as to what this signifies ’ he said , ‘ it is probable that the brain will be affected by the chemical working environment as we nowadays know it in factories , office buildings with an unhealthy internal climate and polluted city air ’ . |
| 40 | Hefter and May give us no reason to modify this statement . |
| 41 | That we do not , in the process , undervalue the experience that is already available to us in our own schools and those around us — in particular there is a danger that we fail to make use of the managerial ability which all teachers constantly deploy with children , or that experience which schools in different age sections from our own can give us . |
| 42 | If we are intended for great ends , we are called to great hazards ; and , whereas we are given absolute certainty in nothing , we must in all things choose between doubt and inactivity , and the conviction that we are under the eye of One who , for whatever reason , exercises us with the less evidence when He might give us the greater . |
| 43 | And I know you will give us an excellent piece . ’ |
| 44 | And then can you give us an account of how far they have proved accurate ? |
| 45 | ‘ If we accept this — that you can give us information that will help us to rear better offspring — how do you propose this information be used ? ’ |
| 46 | He can give us a wonderful tool , a wonderful one . |
| 47 | And we must remember our interest in Livesey is only that he might give us a lead to the young girl 's killer . ’ |
| 48 | We have tried to make the questions simple but comprehensive so that it wo n't take many minutes to fill in but your answers will give us a good idea of what is wanted and what is not . |
| 49 | 3 Can you give us an approximate idea of sales you 'd be expecting over a three-year period ? |
| 50 | And when my grandfather came in he always had a pocketful of these tips , and he would give us all some sixpences and some threepennies . ’ |
| 51 | Father cared , but he did not give us enough time and attention . |
| 52 | We live exhausted , frustrated , perplexing lives that need the strength and clarity of purpose that God alone can give us . |
| 53 | I do n't SEE WHy people grope us together as holigans 'cos we ai n't alright you get troble makers in every facktion But They do nt publish it if a niggeR does a old Biddy do they give us a faiR chance will someone as for stop being a SKIN I do nt think I will . ’ |
| 54 | ‘ It was like , well , these groups have all got together and thought ‘ Well , we 'll get these haircuts and these clothes and it will give us a concept that people can grab hold on to straight away ’ . |
| 55 | The miners ' strike will give us an opportunity to discuss the militarization of the police , one of the most noticeable as well as one of the most controversial trends of recent years . |
| 56 | ‘ Or he 'll give us the slip . ’ |
| 57 | Tommy Grant placed the big , round , iron , copper-lined sugar pan on the side of the stove , straightened his back as far as it would go ; then , turning to the bench , he pointed to the five tin trays of liquid toffee , saying , ‘ That should give us a fresh start in the mornin' , miss . |
| 58 | Not because they could not be useful — but they would n't give us , as desiring female spectators , that much to look at . |
| 59 | ( Also included are Edith Sitwell and Eliza Cook , which may give us cause to ponder . ) |
| 60 | Those guests who will give us the opportunity to welcome them to our hotels for many years to come . |