Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] gave [pers pn] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not very good at them Mum gave me that one it 's been in quite good condition but |
| 2 | ‘ I was fortunate in my choice of boat , and my equipment gave me little trouble . |
| 3 | I like him in that jumper and my friend gave him that . |
| 4 | It would have been less harrowing to have got the meeting over quickly ; on the other hand the delay while he awaited her return gave him more time to think and plan . |
| 5 | But if her astrologer gave her any warning , she 's not telling anyone . |
| 6 | Workers looked to the national state , over which democracy gave them some influence , to protect them against the ravages of an unregulated world economy . |
| 7 | Their closely cropped hair and the drawn pale look of hunger in their faces gave them that terrifying animal uniformity which falls over all human beings in permanent physical distress . |
| 8 | She said her mother gave him that photograph . ’ |
| 9 | All heads turned as his father gave him such a clip that he landed in the muddy , freshly dug grave behind him . |
| 10 | I got here about half an hour ago , and your sister gave me some tea . ’ |
| 11 | Eh — ’ she laughed ’ — I remember , I put a headscarf over the lamp , and your Dad gave me such a telling off . |
| 12 | In desperation your mother gave me some home movies they 'd made over the years , and I watched a chubby five-year-old with a cheeky grin and eyes like pansies . |