Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] the [adj] [noun] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave me the good news that Elizabeth and Ernest were safe and well . |
| 2 | But I have never forgotten advice that my research adviser gave me the first time that I was pursuing a dead end : ‘ It is important to recognise when to quit . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ No one ever gave me the slightest inkling that they thought any different than me at the recording sessions and things like that . |
| 4 | The Post Office Records section at St Martin's-le-Grand has ample files on the Electrophone , and Roy Jones , the official in charge there , gave me the gratifying impression that his one pleasure in life was to make them available to me — in comfort , in a reading room next to his office . |
| 5 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 6 | His accuracy and stinginess with runs made him almost without equal as a one-day bowler , for he could both contain and attack at the same time since the bounce he got from his great height and the control he had over the ball gave him the extra penetration that brought wickets . |