Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] another [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And Ford 's put up a lot of the money and so they wanted their cut from the publicity , and they gave me another award , and their manager in Brighton came to present it . |
| 2 | He came back the next day and gave me another £1.2 million and told me I could spend it in any way I wanted . |
| 3 | I asked him what his name was and he said , ‘ Tommy Jones ’ or something , and I said , ‘ Who lives next door ? ’ and he gave me another name , and I said , ‘ Oh , no she does n't . |
| 4 | She gave me another form to fill in for housing benefit . |
| 5 | All she did was hold out her hand and say , Look , Ma , Bernie gave me another dime . ’ |
| 6 | The Emissary gave me another view of his new teeth as I glanced round . |
| 7 | Then he gave them another wave . |
| 8 | But no , Bill then gave them another chance and another meeting , this time 120 skaters went along , and they came up with the following ramps : 20ft wide 6ft tall spine ramp , with the spine itself being 12 ft wide [ the other 8ft bit being platform ] , and another 12 ft wide mini ramp , plus street stuff like fun boxes etc . |
| 9 | If you make a mistake , it 's just not possible to go back and retrieve it , and for a selector to say , ‘ Well , I do n't think this person 's made a very good case , I 'm sure if we gave them another chance they would make a better one . ’ |
| 10 | They tormented her enough on the grounds of her pale skin , her thin body and her grandmother 's pretensions to gentility and the shoes only gave them another cause to tease . |
| 11 | ‘ Still in Mariánské Láznë , ’ Fabia replied , and chatted to her mother for a few more minutes , until her mother promptly gave her another worry to add to her collection . |
| 12 | Guido gave her another shake , holding her there by the scruff of her pyjama jacket . |
| 13 | But Finn came and sat beside her and gave her another cream bun , which she accepted gladly as a token of friendship , although she did not want it . |
| 14 | I gave her another bottle of Arg Nit LM1 with less alcohol in it and she had an excellent response for 10 days , then the pains returned so she stopped the remedy and she was well for two weeks . |
| 15 | ‘ That 's what Gaston said , ’ replied the fräulein with a glance at her escort , who nodded sympathetically , and gave her another squeeze . |
| 16 | But it gave her another flare of confidence , this elusive and somehow warming reminder of her childhood . |
| 17 | He turned round , took her intercom control in his hand and then gave her another lesson in operating the controls . |
| 18 | Julius gave her another kiss , his tongue lightly probing , finding the well-remembered pleasure spots . |
| 19 | Robert , who had been very silent , said suddenly , ‘ I know it 's too soon , but your little daughter might feel her loss less deeply if you gave her another dog . |
| 20 | Adam stood up and gave her another hug . |
| 21 | He gave her another letter . |
| 22 | The thought gave her another fillip of excitement — her first job for Focus Now , the new picture magazine Nick was editing — and it was a corker , she knew it in her bones . |
| 23 | It has a thirty-five-foot living-room , with — mouth open — ’ Vitor ordered , and gave her another piece of chocolate ‘ — a flight of three steps up to a generously sized dining area . |
| 24 | The appointment by the incoming Labour government of the Macmillan Committee , of which Keynes was a member , gave him another chance to carry through his revolution in policy . |
| 25 | Gielgud gave him another chance , asked him to come back the next day and do it again . |
| 26 | 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 ’ . |
| 27 | but with her being ill it , she says it gave him another sense of duty that |
| 28 | He thanked the singer and gave him another sop , which he could ill afford . |
| 29 | ‘ I gave him another extension number in case we were talking when he rang . |
| 30 | The same route gave him another birdie at the eighth . |