Example sentences of "and [noun] gave [pers pn] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I came from a poor family in the countryside and communism gave me a chance for a better life . |
| 2 | The green sweep of the wooded hills on Morven and Mull gave us an impression of verdant lushness after the naked rock and brown moors of the Outer Isles . |
| 3 | She says about herself and Medau : ‘ I think it was 1940 when Medau came my way — Molly , her mother and Edith came to a League of Health and Beauty group , and Molly gave us a Medau class . |
| 4 | Controlling his own forces required more subtle tactics , for they could not be dismissed as " anti-Spain " and their part in his victory and elevation gave them a claim on his gratitude and on how post-war Spain would be shaped . |
| 5 | Merging into that vast , sweeping seascape of sky , waves and sand gave her no sense of calm . |
| 6 | The fact that the transfer of property rights was only partial and conditional gave them the guarantee of security in old age , and the people involved in such transactions were not necessarily children or even relatives . |
| 7 | He took out his wallet and Reynolds gave him the parcel . |
| 8 | Sikes and Nancy gave him no chance to escape and Oliver had no breath to call out for help . |
| 9 | Such abilities and equipment gave them the opportunity to make the big evolutionary breakthrough which eventually lead to Homo sapiens . |
| 10 | And daddy gave you the family . |
| 11 | They went into the house , and Kee gave her a drink . |
| 12 | Then they clambered aboard Rocky 's rig , and Larsen gave him a hand to heave the ramp up into place and swing the rear doors shut on his full load of human cargo . |
| 13 | Staying with Kathy and Len gave me a chance to find out more about the difficulties . |
| 14 | Its familiar scent and roar gave her no comfort today . |
| 15 | In the end , my coach , family and fiance gave me the support and encouragement to relax and go back out there and run . ’ |
| 16 | Just looking at the gardens , sun terraces and hills gave me an appetite ! — Still that 's no problem at Tropicana … with a buffet style service you can help yourself to as much as you like . |
| 17 | Morris , the Gloucester left wing , did not move to cover Swift as he sprinted across again from the right wing , so Swift was left with such a clear overlap when Guscott and Fallon gave him the ball that he was able to score unopposed . |