Example sentences of "she gave [pron] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In possessing her , he is both taken out of , and placed in possession of , himself : ‘ She gave me the idea of my manliness I had grown to need . ’ |
| 2 | She gave me the wreath of myrtle , the saffron and cinnamon , the bread , the butter , and the rest of it . |
| 3 | She gave me the name of a dentist in Wimpole Street , and I wrote it down . |
| 4 | When I was eighteen she gave me the job of housekeeper in the big cottage she kept at Streatlam to entertain her friends coming to swim in the pool and play tennis . |
| 5 | From this Time to that of her Death , few Days pass 'd in which I did not either see or hear from her ; for she gave me the Pleasure of seeing all her Poems as soon as they were finish 'd |
| 6 | She gave me the names of all her friends and said how proud she was of the life her father had given her . |
| 7 | She gave them the name of a friend in the German Foreign Office , Dr Schirmer , whom they might approach . |
| 8 | She gave them the name of the hotel where they 'd stayed , the lot . |
| 9 | She gave it the strings of her voice which it swallowed |
| 10 | She gave it the liquorice of her mouth it began to thrive |
| 11 | She gave it the steadiness of her hand |
| 12 | She gave herself the pleasure of recalling Henry Yaxlee and his calm sea-like presence . |