Example sentences of "us [was/were] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yes , I mean I think erm some of us were a bit disappointed perhaps that he did n't erm find erm a woman to put into his cabinet . |
| 2 | All about us were the mounds and ruins of Hermopolis . |
| 3 | The only people to help us were the Salvation Army with their playgroups . ’ |
| 4 | Around us was a wilderness of grey dune-sand and Port Jackson willow , and a stench of garbage and ash . |
| 5 | But accelerating towards us was a row of sharp , jutting , foamy peaks , like a set of upturned shark 's teeth wreathed in toothpaste . |
| 6 | In front of us was a row of three men , sitting on mattresses , chained like us . |
| 7 | The most she 's ever given us was a tenner she gave us one ga ga , for going away . |
| 8 | All round us was a crowd of misty dream-people — though I 'm in the crowd , too — milling and muttering , and they 're looking at me in my silken gown and murmuring to each other , ‘ Is n't it dreadful — Robina 's dead ! |
| 9 | ‘ Ye did n't think that fall behind us was an accident , did ye ? |
| 10 | What Bernie gave The Clash and us was an understanding of the importance of being clear-cut . |
| 11 | Then , when Albert Dawes moved to Luton Town , Jack became our leading goalscorer and he topped the Palace 's scoring charts in 1936–37 and 1937–38 ; almost certainly , his most satisfying strike for us was the goal he scored in Palace 's 3–1 win at Shepherds Bush against his old club on May Day 1937 in the last match of that season . |
| 12 | Below us was the battle zone , 464 square miles of urban decay , whose every street was a border to someone . |
| 13 | Another controversy which we hoped Ruby would be able to resolve for us was the issue of whether there was one species of hominid or two living on the African savannah three million years ago . |
| 14 | The track levelled out , the glen widened , and there below us was the bay . |
| 15 | ‘ Her qualifications were adequate but what hooked us was the photo she included . |
| 16 | The only striking-out ground urged upon us was the ground referred to under paragraph 1 above . |
| 17 | Accompanying us was the delegation from the Sudan , led by Sir John Maffey , the Governor-General ; he was six foot three and impressive in appearance , with natural charm and a spontaneous interest in others . |
| 18 | Perhaps John 's best game for us was the FA Cup 3rd round replay at Nottingham Forest in last January 1991 , when he provided the cross from the right wing from which Ian Wright volleyed our opener , and then scored our last-gasp equaliser , which showed considerable vision and no little technique , to catch the Forest goalkeeper off his line with a dipping , curling shot from some 45 yards ' range . |