Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [verb] us [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has done us many a kindness and fed us every morning . " |
| 2 | Our range is unique in the contract industry and gives us a sales aid second to none . |
| 3 | Gilfach Iago and Inclino Top continued like clockwork and gave us no surprises . |
| 4 | ‘ It was a terrible shock because he was a real father figure and taught us a lot . |
| 5 | However , given the actual staff time involved in production of the Standards I think this is a rather low percentage and gives us a somewhat unrealistic final cost per unit . |
| 6 | Have n't these candidates got the guts to face up to the voters who elect them to Parliament and spare us a few minutes of their time . |
| 7 | I think it was the head of the British water-skiing team who ran the camp and got us the boats and the equipment . |
| 8 | When will the Secretary of State make a decision and give us an answer on that most important issue ? |
| 9 | It should hold us in suspense and give us a sense of waiting and expectation for the more important message which is to follow . |
| 10 | ‘ Under John 's leadership , the last three years have seen significant progress and given us a good start in tackling the challenges that lie ahead . ’ |
| 11 | Wilkinson 's failure to strengthen the defence especially at the centre back position ( and right back through most of last year ) will continue to hinder the team and deny us a claim of genuine championship contenders . |
| 12 | Our driver , Hans , spoke to David Lowe , who spoke good German and gave us a running commentary on where we were going . |
| 13 | And of course , the gospel is the great thing , and this is a message of the gospel , that Jesus has come to change our nature and give us a new nature , put in put within us his nature . |
| 14 | It 's not just the better the members that we 've got working in the Health Service , it 's about everybody in the room and everybody in the country who wants to use it and we 've got ta get it a bi a bit higher up on the agenda at this union and I hope Mick , that you can give us the confidence and give us the commitment , that that 's what we 're gon na get from this union . |
| 15 | Could you get together with a supplier of high class ( quality ) foam and give us a design which is ergonomically good , visually pleasing , fairly simple to construct , adjustable , and something I can go to sleep in . |
| 16 | ‘ I ca n't wait to see shear waters again , ’ I said brightly to the Warden when he came to check that we understood about Calor gas , to remind us to boil the drinking water and to tell us the exact procedure of what to do if we fell down a cliff . |
| 17 | ‘ He looks very comfortable on the ball and scored us a fabulous goal which set up the win . |
| 18 | Mechanics pushed our aircraft into a hangar and machined us a new stud for our exhaust pipe . |
| 19 | The light westerly breeze strengthened as we travelled north and we hoisted a large mainsail , borrowed from our 32-foot cutter which set well on Viking 's stubby mast and gave us an extra knot . |
| 20 | This description introduces us to the tramp and gives us a rough picture of him . |
| 21 | It was intended purely to acquaint us with a field of art historical research to which we had very limited access and to give us the opportunity of establishing a dialogue . |
| 22 | ‘ A customer walked in this morning and offered us a fiver for it , ’ said an assistant . |
| 23 | Mr Major said such an assembly would ‘ lead to chaos , bitterness and move us a step forward towards separation ’ . |
| 24 | He has made a big impact this season and gives us a much better chance of succeeding against Stuttgart . ’ |
| 25 | Mr Rochester lifted the curtain , opened the secret door and showed us the little room . |
| 26 | We need a win to restore our pride in the competition and give us a boost for Saturday 's game against Peterborough . ’ |
| 27 | Called us all in the lounge and gave us a |
| 28 | Do n't forget that it gives us another chance to make progress in Europe this season ; success for Linfield and of course Crusaders may yet lift us away from the bottom of the ladder and give us a chance of avoiding those detested preliminary rounds . |
| 29 | The energiser that interpenetrates the physical world and shows us the higher aspects of reality … ’ |
| 30 | The next thing you know , she 'll be asking her Auntie Goldie to hire a shadchan-a matchmaker- and find us a nice , undemanding yeshivah scholar for a husband . |