Example sentences of "presented [pron] with a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I travelled down to Kent to stay with Donald , and he presented me with a cardboard box which contained this tiny puppy . |
| 2 | At our last meeting he presented me with a pair of small Tibetan scrolls . |
| 3 | With an introduction from Rhys I enjoyed several interesting meetings with Corliss Lamont in New York , where he presented me with a copy of his book ‘ You Might Like Socialism ’ . |
| 4 | I bought another dress in Barnard Castle made from very fine material with a flared skirt , and the Daily Mail kindly presented me with a broad-brimmed floral hat and a pair of white gloves to take some very nice photographs . |
| 5 | Mrs Carol Rushton , superintendent physiotherapist has returned form the above and presented me with a report on the course . |
| 6 | The Repertory of the Homoeopathic Materia Medica presented me with a view of patients and diseases which was quite unlike anything which I had encountered , and gave many lively examples of the ways in which Kent had solved the clinical problems with which he had been faced . |
| 7 | The housemistress even presented me with a glass of milk at lunch . |
| 8 | And they presented me with a Winston Churchill half-crown for my boxing . |
| 9 | You presented me with a daughter lately it 's high time you had a present yourself . ’ |
| 10 | So after one or two other visits to The Bun Shop or Joe Mullins ' Volunteer in Cambridge on nights off , he eventually presented me with a log book detailing some 280/290 hours of flying , which was about the average of the normal straight-through pilot that came from the training machine aid could then enter all Operational Training Unit . |
| 11 | Another door opened to me last year when my daughter presented me with a gorgeous grandson , Simon , the same daughter who was instrumental in my first joining the Brownie Pack so many years ago ! |
| 12 | and erm , Jayne presented me with a bottle of wine this morning when she took er a bottle of sherry |
| 13 | Sunderland even presented them with a couple of own goals and could be in more trouble . |
| 14 | In the 1987 general election they presented you with a partisan newspaper , as in 1945 : nearly all were rooting for Mrs Thatcher . |
| 15 | I suppose I knew what your reaction would be , but thought in my arrogance that if I presented you with a fait accompli , the sale of the land , your money back , you 'd be so overwhelmed with gratitude that you 'd immediately fall into my arms . ’ |
| 16 | At first light I gave Taff a shake and presented him with a mug of tea . |
| 17 | UMWA women recently held a birthday party for Roberts and presented him with a plaque engraved with his now famous quote . |
| 18 | ‘ You presented him with a fait accompli ? ’ |
| 19 | He 'd been there first , waiting , and I 'd walked up to the carefully prominent bait and presented him with a perfect target , a broad back in a scarlet sweater , an absolute cinch . |
| 20 | He was presented to the Governor , Lord Plunkett , who presented him with a portrait of himself . |
| 21 | So imagine his delight when President Vaclav Havel presented him with a slim volume of Reed 's lyrics hand-printed and translated into Czech . |
| 22 | Other cottagers the teacher from Glasgow visited gave him a proof of their kindness ; they presented him with a large basin of milk : he took a drink of it , and would have left the remainder , but they signalled to him to drink it all , and the old man stood opposite the door to prevent his getting away till he was obliged , in answer to Gaelic gesticulations , to drink all the milk that was in the basin . |
| 23 | He hopped close to my feet and waited till I presented him with a bun all to himself , and he had hard work nibbling it and taking it along with him to his home . |
| 24 | The group entertained the Bishop to coffee afterwards and presented him with a memento to mark his 49 years in the priesthood . |
| 25 | Dr. Jack Weir , moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland , met Roy Mason , the secretary of state for Northern Ireland , on 31st March and presented him with a memorandum drafted in judicious , forceful terms . |
| 26 | As it was his birthday that week , Kirsty Ross ( above ) presented him with a card and a small gift of Macclesfield silk as a token of their love and affection . |
| 27 | That being so , the Capriati 's turned to Slozil , who had been in tear when Steffi presented him with a gold watch to mark their parting after five mostly triumphant years . |
| 28 | When Mapplethorpe asked for the objects to be returned , Bell and his staff presented him with a letter purported to be in Wagstaff 's hand , extending the loan period an additional five years . |
| 29 | But his experiences of street life in Hackney and his boxing ventures in Bethnal Green taught him that blackness presented him with a unique set of problems . |
| 30 | The Board accepted his letter of resignation with regret and presented him with a testimonial , a bowl and an album . |