Example sentences of "[pron] gave [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I gave easy birth to an 8lb son . |
| 2 | I gave solemn word I 'd turn Daniel over if ever it was in my power again , So I think we 're saved , and all damage repaired . |
| 3 | In the preceding section I gave ample evidence that the fear is unjustified . |
| 4 | I gave similar advice when Harold Wilson asked me to advise the Labour Party about their behaviour in the matter . |
| 5 | I gave one dose of Syphilinum 200 and 4 weeks later she had fear of cancer , stomach discomfort and a peculiar symptom of food going up to the back of the nose on swallowing . |
| 6 | I gave one deflection burst from port beam at about 350 yards and one careful stern burst from the same distance , but could not even keep pace with this shallow dive . |
| 7 | In the course of the game I gave one boy out , run out , I think it 's called . |
| 8 | In cross-examination she agreed that she gave the police a statement and , when asked how many statements she gave , replied , ‘ I gave one statement to the investigating officer … the day after Paulette was murdered . ’ |
| 9 | I gave that idea short shrift . |
| 10 | Shit , but I gave that bastard a headache ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Look , ’ he sighed , ‘ I gave that sort of thing up a while back . |
| 12 | ‘ If I gave that impression then I can only apologize once again , ’ he said . |
| 13 | I was n't aware that I gave that impression . |
| 14 | Oh no it 's alright Did I tell you I gave that letter to Mark ? |
| 15 | They sent Respighi 's music , Pines of the Appian Way , marching through my head , to which I gave bass accompaniment with my hat . |
| 16 | Earlier in this chapter I gave some idea of the linguistic complexities of the Caribbean . |
| 17 | The rule is firmly established that we may not look at Hansard and in general I agree with it , for reasons which I gave last year in Beswick v. Beswick . |
| 18 | Because of a lecture I gave last weekend I 've to write a paper on how P R audits can be applied to the military which is great fun and an acknowledgement that people of a senior level were listening to my lecture but , um it 's put quite a bit of work on me . |
| 19 | Madam Deputy Speaker I did n't mention those at all in the speech I gave last week which was so warmly received by the house . |
| 20 | In one of my books I gave more information than was needed to solve a particular problem . |
| 21 | I gave this approach this title following a pamphlet which reproduces a lecture given by the English Anglican bishop of high church disposition John Austin Baker to a conference of the Movement for the Ordination of Women.l8 I believe that it is ( in less thought-out form ) widely followed by proponents of the ordination of women , perhaps of a less radical variety , and certainly I would think that it appeals to many men . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's about what faith , courage and the judicial system can do , because nobody gave this kid the time of day about this case , ’ he added . |
| 23 | Independence was not compromised , it was stated , and although the identification of causes deserving of support and finance from the advice agency might be questionable , in practice only those problems which gave real cause for community concern could be pursued successfully because of the need for public support . |
| 24 | But the disparate elements which made up his southern affinity were linked , both to each other and to the northern retinue , by the same bonds of ducal patronage and personal relationship which gave internal cohesion to the northern retinue itself . |
| 25 | But the disparate elements which made up his southern affinity were linked , both to each other and to the northern retinue , by the same bonds of ducal patronage and personal relationship which gave internal cohesion to the northern retinue itself . |
| 26 | The doctor issued a certificate which gave coronary thrombosis as the cause of death . ’ |
| 27 | The renaissance of ley research coincided with the disintegration of establishment archaeology 's ‘ woad and skins ’ attitude to British prehistory in the face of new findings within archaeology itself and unexpected material from other sources , such as Professor Alexander Thom 's studies of stone circles which gave new cause for inquiry into astronomical and metrological knowledge in prehistoric Britain . |
| 28 | Unfortunately he turned on the wrong tap , which gave hot water instead of cold . |
| 29 | First their report was published as a booklet , ‘ Hire purchase and Credit Buying ’ , which gave factual information about the various methods and the legislation controlling them , their advantages and disadvantages and the dangers they hold for thoughtless or inexperienced people ; and also a leaflet setting out some of the points to be taken into account when undertaking hire purchase . |
| 30 | I believe that these helped to combine their characteristic voices with a small element of surprise which gave each track its own fingerprint . |