Example sentences of "[adv] gave [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fair gave me the ‘ ump she did . |
| 2 | Helen Crane , an ex-secretary , valued her job because it not only gave her the experience of autonomy , but it publicly valued her exercise of this responsibility : |
| 3 | ‘ There 's an inside to things , ’ he explained , ‘ and print only gave me the outside . |
| 4 | Maybe he just did n't think when they showed him it , that it was n't the right one cos I suppose if you 've seen them every day you do n't , it does n't register it 's just the fact that of course your dad only gave him the price of the blue and white |
| 5 | We , you only gave us the themes . |
| 6 | Terry eagerly gave me the whole picture ; he seemed to know enough about Pyke to write his biography . |
| 7 | After a considerable amount of doubling back , hiding in bushes and around buildings and mingling with crowds , the poor fellow finally gave us the slip and disappeared . |
| 8 | For many years we sought access to him and the inner sanctum of his medieval palace , until in 1981 he finally gave us the first filmed interview ever granted by one of his line . |
| 9 | So I just gave them the statutory amount per tape |
| 10 | just gave me the hint you see . |
| 11 | it was , ten pound , she just gave me the envelope and , it was a printed |
| 12 | That just gave him the more confidence . ’ |
| 13 | . So before I talk through some of those , cos I think that some of those er if we just gave you the handout you 've got ta read it training group seems to be far more aware of things like your body language . |
| 14 | If , for example , the victim knew that the accused was trying to obtain by deception , but nevertheless gave him the item , the accused is not guilty . |
| 15 | But they always gave me the choice first and put me in a dilemma , though I did n't know the meaning of the word then . |
| 16 | ‘ I liked your family very much , but you deliberately gave them the wrong impression about me , ’ she said angrily . |
| 17 | ‘ No one ever gave me the slightest inkling that they thought any different than me at the recording sessions and things like that . |
| 18 | ‘ I did not want things that Picasso gave Douglas and me coming on the market , and Billy very decently gave me the drawing ’ . |
| 19 | This at once gave me the idea for the experimental design I wanted . |
| 20 | And perhaps because of Chrysler 's ignominious retreat from our only volume car manufacturing plant , we spared the cars nothing — never once gave them the benefit of the doubt in the sort of conditions which could tear a wheel off a less rugged vehicle . |
| 21 | Actually , I think I probably gave her the clay . ’ |
| 22 | Television also gave her the opportunity to stage a bravura farewell to the nation , not just to fellow MPs , in her last speech as Prime Minister . |
| 23 | As Granpa Charlie and I always had an apple for breakfast , the arrangement sorted out our own needs and also gave me the chance to sample what we were selling to the customers . |
| 24 | It also gave him the excuse for being able to claim a whole series of ‘ expenditures ’ on his taxation forms , such as furnishings , heating , materials and travel . |
| 25 | The champagne reception — at which Kylie began to demonstrate for the first time a new found confidence with both press and public — also gave them the perfect opportunity to milk their golden child 's latest achievement , three UK gold discs for ‘ Kylie ’ the LP , and the singles ‘ I Should Be So Lucky ’ and ‘ Got To Be Certain ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ It also gave us the seven seats we needed . ’ |
| 27 | It also gave us the belief , probably misguided , that there are two fundamental learning processes : classical and instrumental conditioning . |
| 28 | The first day also gave us the sight of an England captain losing the toss on his birthday , the first time this has happened in the history of Test cricket . |
| 29 | He also gave us the name of an excellent brickie who had worked with d-i-yers before and was to give us some good advice , as well as building straight walls . |
| 30 | Kay Evans also gave us the news that Kay Latto has re-married — and is now Mrs. Dan Maskell . |