Example sentences of "[noun] [Wh pn] gave [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alexander sought the advice of numerous doctors and voice trainers who gave him different medicines or voice exercises , but this only brought him temporary relief . |
| 2 | Please pass on our thanks to all the Mums , Dads and kids who gave us such a great present for our involvement with the creche over the past couple of years . |
| 3 | John Cooksley is a former teacher who gave it all up to become a fulltime Wildlife artist . |
| 4 | He had to rely on a kind-hearted local butcher who gave him two chickens a week to build up his strength . |
| 5 | The Dorchester crowd that sought to rescue the Pretender 's effigy from being burnt by the Dissenters on George I 's coronation day were encouraged by a certain gentleman who gave them half a hogshead of beer . |
| 6 | The Victorian entrepreneurs did not miss the extraordinary opportunities offered by the business of travel and Cook and his descendants had many rivals who gave them keen competition . |
| 7 | That was my auntie and that was the l the woman who gave me that tea set I were telling you about . |
| 8 | FROM THE PEOPLE WHO GAVE YOU LONG LIFE . |
| 9 | Naturally , for the people who gave us oral fixation and penis envy , among other contributions to psycho-babble , this is far too simplistic an idea . |
| 10 | What was the agency in London , what was the name of the man who gave you that packet ? |
| 11 | Turning back to the landlord , Giles Aplin said , ‘ I already know the name of the man who gave you this watch — but I want to hear it from your lips — and I want the truth . ’ |
| 12 | The man who gave us Big Black 's ‘ Songs About F—ing ’ . |
| 13 | One of the men he approached was Spurgeon who gave him this characteristic response : ‘ I sit on my own gate , and whistle my own tunes , and am quite content . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ What 's happened to old McWhirter ? ’ said Penny , deciding not to mention the comparison in the company of two young men who gave her some gratifying doggy devotion . |
| 15 | Then I met an Arab who gave me 200 francs and my ambition was never to come back to England again . |
| 16 | I went to my doctor who gave me some pain-killers and told me to rest . |
| 17 | He rose from the ridiculous chair and made his way carefully down the crowded row , responding politely to those who greeted him by name , noting with carefully repressed surprise that two of the women who gave him private little smiles were seated next to each other , friends who had no idea they had something more than friendship in common . |
| 18 | The Hon. Gentleman should perhaps speak to some of his own colleagues who gave me that advice . |