Example sentences of "[noun sg] gave [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The same route gave him another birdie at the eighth . |
| 32 | I 'm not very good at them Mum gave me that one it 's been in quite good condition but |
| 33 | ‘ The hospital gave her this wig . |
| 34 | The Toulon v Biarritz final gave him that second chance . |
| 35 | After Auschwitz , WIN gave me some hope . ’ |
| 36 | ‘ … so the doctor gave him some pills , ’ Martin said , ‘ and when he woke up in the middle of the night there was a beautiful girl on his bed … diaphanous nightie , trailing blonde hair , the lot … ’ |
| 37 | " The doctor gave me some tranquillisers but they have n't helped either . |
| 38 | A coach back to the team 's hotel gave him enough time for a shower and snack lunch before going back to work — more throw downs , a second net against the quicks , and a burst of fielding practice before dusk set in . |
| 39 | The forest was dark and low upon me , and only the gunfire gave me any sense of direction . |
| 40 | Yes , where erm my next neighbour gave me some stuff erm , then I went into her shed cos she had erm , some mice problems so dad went in there to have a look round , seeing the poison were wore off and we found quite a lot of old gardening chu , tools . |
| 41 | Eh — ’ she laughed ’ — I remember , I put a headscarf over the lamp , and your Dad gave me such a telling off . |
| 42 | I had been saving up to buy a cooker and fridge and Brian 's mum and dad gave us some of the furniture . |
| 43 | The thought of this possibility gave him some pleasure , as he visualized the consternation of the Mallory household , their rude awakening to the snake in their bosom . |
| 44 | Williams soon became a great favourite with the Palace crowd , who christened him ‘ Ginger ’ , although some of the local press gave him another nickname — ‘ The Palace Terrier ’ . |
| 45 | ‘ What on earth gave you that idea ? ’ |
| 46 | What on earth gave you that idea ? |
| 47 | It was felt that married women like Butler should lead the movement , because her status as wife and mother gave her more authority to speak about the delicate issue of sexuality . |
| 48 | She said her mother gave him that photograph . ’ |
| 49 | In desperation your mother gave me some home movies they 'd made over the years , and I watched a chubby five-year-old with a cheeky grin and eyes like pansies . |
| 50 | The boy 's foster mother refused to be interviewed , but his real mother gave us this reaction . |