Example sentences of "[conj] he gave [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hatton was so impressed by his bad boys that he gave them colourful 1930s ‘ punk rock ’ pseudonyms — Alf Artful , Billy Dustup and Reggie Smashem — which are no more suggestive of obedience and docility than other pre-war descriptions of brawls , affrays , legless drunks , or street robbers armed with sand-bags and cut-throat razors . |
| 2 | erm no what happened was that he gave me some bones that were far too big for the dogs . |
| 3 | Anyway , there is no hint that he gave her any encouragement at all . |
| 4 | Are n't you ? — and he gave me one of his dry little smiles . |
| 5 | And he gave me one of his really wicked looks out of the corners of his eyes . |
| 6 | He retired after the last C E T and he gave me all his pens and stuff . |
| 7 | And he gave me thirty gave me a ticket right ? |
| 8 | and he gave me that information repeatedly and he 's terribly involved . |
| 9 | And he gave me that information that there were eighteen crews . |
| 10 | I told him about the defenestration of Ramsey Everett and he gave me five hundred pounds . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh yes , I suppose so ’ , he said , and he gave me some tablets . |
| 12 | He said , ‘ I 'll get you out tonight , ’ and he gave me some of his stuff — black polo-neck , black pyjamas . |
| 13 | A farmer friend of mine came to look the place over shortly after we bought it and he gave me some useful advice : that , whatever happened , we must enjoy doing the work . |
| 14 | I took I went to the doctor 's and he gave me medicinal duty . |
| 15 | Especially as I went in and he gave me those brochures . |
| 16 | and he gave me three good I ca n't remember my |
| 17 | I asked him what his name was and he said , ‘ Tommy Jones ’ or something , and I said , ‘ Who lives next door ? ’ and he gave me another name , and I said , ‘ Oh , no she does n't . |
| 18 | I remembered that German lad at er sat at side and I gave of one my gun buttons and he gave me this postcard . |
| 19 | Er the butty paid you , you see , out of his tin , what he thought fit and he gave me ten shillings for the first one I done , first day I done , and I told me Dad when I got home , he says , Ten shillings ? |
| 20 | Before leaving him , we shook hands and he gave us each a yellow , fine-pointed Biro pen with which he was so fond of writing : a signal and a last gesture of kindness . |
| 21 | I wish him the best because it is n't his fault the dickheads wanted to sell him , and he gave us 200 games of total commitment . |
| 22 | When Geoffrey son of Sarah of Empingham resisted this illegal demand , the forester raised the hue and cry upon him , and distrained him until he gave him two shillings and found sureties for appearing at the attachment court . |
| 23 | He was the head of fine art at the school of art for 20 years until he gave it all up to paint fulltime . |
| 24 | I nod , as if he gave me useful advice . |
| 25 | ‘ But he gave me such a hard time when I was unfaithful . ’ |
| 26 | Maybe it was obvious to most people but he gave me recharged confidence in the project . |
| 27 | But he gave us that there . |
| 28 | He could no longer explain to us what was going to happen next , but he gave us complete carte blanche to explore and question as we pleased , and suggested that we begin by taking a look at the burial-cliffs , about a mile away from the Rante , where the king 's body would be interred . |
| 29 | He did not mention the patients charter , but he gave us some other insights into his approach to the problems . |
| 30 | He must have liked the sound it made because he gave it another couple for luck ; my courage rising , too , I gave it two more . |