Example sentences of "presented [pers pn] [prep] an " in BNC.

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1 Someone also presented me with an electric washer but I have never been able to use it because there is n't water in the house and I would n't be able to understand it anyway .
2 Lily 's father presented me with an old pistol he had .
3 Hollywood confidently made stylish films and presented them to an audience that had become larger than ever .
4 He presented them with an axe , and set up a log to split .
5 The wedding was held in 1920 at Mouthlock Methodist Chapel , at South Stainmore , where Mother was the organist and , much to her surprise and delight , the members of the chapel presented them with an inscribed silver teapot .
6 Adam Smith presented them as an example of a small group of workers so strategically placed in the chain of production that they could command high wages .
7 The fact that I tried to get away from you — presented you with an unaccustomed challenge ? ’
8 It also presented him with an interesting little self-discussion about his future prospects because it came when he was on the cusp between low-key acting roles and moderate fame .
9 He thanked John Edelsten for his ten years of service as treasurer and presented him with an engraved tankard as a token of the Chamber 's gratitude .
10 His fishkeeping exploits started three years ago , when his wife , Jill , presented him with an aquarium as a present .
11 She was 15 at the time of the wedding , and was to present him with seven children , among them the future Charles I. She also presented him with an embarrassing situation by deciding after a while to become a Roman Catholic .
12 To mark the occasion , the company presented him with an engraved watch and from his colleagues and friends he was given a number generous gifts , including an envelope containing £100 from the Axminster Darners , a magnum of sherry , a shirt and a birthday cake .
13 Vice-chairman Violet Durkan presented him with an inscribed gold watch on behalf of the members .
14 ‘ Alice Muir , ’ he writes , ‘ was a homeopathist and in 1878 treated old Mrs McNeil at the Boathouse in Brodick so successfully that two years later the latter presented her with an engraved tumbler glass . ’
15 It joined the newly formed Berks , Bucks and Oxon Alliance and Captain Wallis of Rotherfield Court ( now part of King James 's College ) , presented it with an oak ‘ Cups ’ cabinet .
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