Example sentences of "gave we [art] " in BNC.

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1 At this year 's Wimbledon , Henri Leconte and Gut Forget gave us a sneak preview of the Autumn ‘ Roland Garros ’ ensemble — a matching tracksuit , short , shirt and jersey in dominant white with a green double stripe running through .
2 We never rested five minutes that he did not fall asleep and gave us a little nasal music , and which hindered me nothing so fully as I wished to have done .
3 The walk from the campsite near Hrabusice gave us a real taste of Paradise .
4 He gave us a set of keys and we started going there regularly setting it up nicely .
5 They gave us a questionnaire each to fill in .
6 On every leg they gave us a cheese roll and several cups of coffee , and by the time we took off for the third time we were wearing a rut in the carpet down the aisle to the tail-end gents .
7 Rechristened ‘ Rambos ’ , a reflection of their basic and rugged form , they offered us refuge from a rare rainstorm , and gave us a safe place to store excess baggage .
8 At the other end of the scale a 12-year-old South African girl , Karen Muir , gave us a new 110m backstroke swimming record in 68.7secs — and Britain 's motorways were given a 70mph ‘ experimental ’ speed limit .
9 He had spent several years in the Sudan and he gave us a tip : ‘ Never take a taxi there , ’ he said , ‘ without fixing the price for the journey before you get in . ’
10 They enabled the sisters to honour their own privacy needs and they gave us a clear sense of personal identity .
11 ‘ Finally , we went to the office and they gave us a cheque , which bounced . ’
12 This saving of time , together with our two days ' leave , gave us a full forty-eight hours at home .
13 Leslie reported one such descent on their camp : ‘ This morning we had a visit from ‘ Boy ’ Browning [ G.O.C. , 1st Airborne Corps ] , who gave us a truly excellent talk , and then stayed to lunch .
14 He gave us a grin of yellow teeth .
15 The running man took his opportunity , and as he passed , followed by his less competitive , wheezing companions , clearly suffering agonies by his pace-setting , he gave us a triumphant , knowing nod .
16 The Belfry was cold and wet , which gave us a taste of what was to come at Lytham .
17 It opened up a three-shot lead going into the second and that gave us a nice little cushion to work with .
18 Our customers gave us a really hard time and our sales staff spent all their time apologising .
19 It must all sound rather tame to today 's children , but it was a happy time ; a time of predictable routine , which gave us a sense of security .
20 Like all the members of staff , Miss Smith was dedicated to her work and she gave us a fine start in life .
21 It also gave us a taste of its international coproduction In search of paradise , starting it on Easter Monday , continuing it on the Tuesday , and on the Friday .
22 Marx , as you know , gave us a theory of capitalist crises .
23 Marx , as you know , gave us a theory of capitalist crisis .
24 Two lapwings , a couple of villagers and a curious dog gave us a fine send off .
25 They gave us a list of the clothes and equipment we would need , and Dad bought me a pair of spikes from Ron Springett 's Sports Shop .
26 I am sure they thought that if they just gave us a token punishment , then the whole thing would all be forgotten .
27 The franchise system was a good way for us to get into thatching as it dispensed with the need to endure a long apprenticeship , gave us a six-month intensive course teaching all the rudiments of thatching , and provided contracts and a source of cheap materials .
28 The delay gave us a chance to get to know the King a little better .
29 The ‘ sheriff ’ came out and said that Customs wanted us to fly to Darwin for clearance , but we begged for mercy and he let us stay and gave us a ride to a lodge in the police wagon .
30 This gave us a further topic for conversation for , I hope , it might have been said of us ( in Demetrios Capetanakis 's famous line ) : ‘ They were so nice , and interested in cooking . ’
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