Example sentences of "[pers pn] gave [adj] [noun] " 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 | A good beating like I gave young Harry now and agin do n't do you nothing but good . |
| 5 | ( 17 November 1988 ) During subsequent weeks I gave many interviews to journalists to correct their inaccurate accounts . |
| 6 | I gave similar advice when Harold Wilson asked me to advise the Labour Party about their behaviour in the matter . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | In the course of the game I gave one boy out , run out , I think it 's called . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | I gave that idea short shrift . |
| 12 | Shit , but I gave that bastard a headache ! ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Look , ’ he sighed , ‘ I gave that sort of thing up a while back . |
| 14 | ‘ If I gave that impression then I can only apologize once again , ’ he said . |
| 15 | I was n't aware that I gave that impression . |
| 16 | Oh no it 's alright Did I tell you I gave that letter to Mark ? |
| 17 | It seemed perfectly natural that I should spend one evening being waited on by uniformed retainers at the home of an important industrialist whose son I taught , and the next in a seedy bar drinking beer with a group of workers from the factory where I gave private courses in technical English . |
| 18 | Er , well we 've got one bit erm it was ten P and I gave twenty P . |
| 19 | ‘ I gave twenty quid to Oxfam only the other day , ’ said Emma . |
| 20 | They sent Respighi 's music , Pines of the Appian Way , marching through my head , to which I gave bass accompaniment with my hat . |
| 21 | Asking the way down with the glory of sight restored would have been stupid in the extreme , and I gave secret thanks for my ego salvation . |
| 22 | Earlier in this chapter I gave some idea of the linguistic complexities of the Caribbean . |
| 23 | I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave some moments ago . |
| 24 | I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave some moments ago . |
| 25 | I refer my hon. Friend to the answer that I gave some moments ago . |
| 26 | I refer my hon. Friend to the answer that I gave some moments ago . |
| 27 | I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave some moments ago . |
| 28 | I refer the right hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave some moments ago . |
| 29 | I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave some moments ago . |
| 30 | I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave some moments ago . |