Example sentences of "[noun] gave [pron] this [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ( Jennifer Hornsby gave me this idea . )
2 But in 1976 , when Jean Darnall gave me this advice , I knew exactly what she meant and I knew that what she recommended was exactly what I wanted to do .
3 If a friend gave you this list of reasons why they could not love themselves , what would you say ?
4 ‘ The hospital gave her this wig .
5 The passive is one such option in English ( cf. John gave me this book and This book was given to me by John , which are both unmarked ) .
6 The boy 's foster mother refused to be interviewed , but his real mother gave us this reaction .
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