Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He told me when he gave me this one . ’ |
| 2 | He gave me this . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Betty gave me this . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | ‘ He gave me this , ’ Joan told her , holding out the ring for inspection . |
| 6 | ( Jennifer Hornsby gave me this idea . ) |
| 7 | Mr Kennedy gave me this . |
| 8 | 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 ) . |
| 9 | And he always gave me this bottle |
| 10 | I said it was about the photographs , but even before I 'd finished talking , he gave me this message from Marius to … you know … to get lost . ’ |
| 11 | He gave me this and asked me to deliver it to Dick Tavett . |
| 12 | I remembered that German lad at er sat at side and I gave of one my gun buttons and he gave me this postcard . |
| 13 | ‘ My lord , I have good reason to know that it was you who said a word for me in his Grace 's ear , and gave me this day for thought , and even offered me arguments I was not wise enough to find for myself . |
| 14 | Well a as soon as she gave me this erm protective thing to wear and and then told me that I was grown up and every . |
| 15 | he gave me this erm sheet in four years for the essay questions |
| 16 | thi , Bob gave me this but er unfortunately you see but er yes |
| 17 | Oh he gave me this |
| 18 | he gave me this |
| 19 | And he always gave me this bottle |
| 20 | who gave me this ? |
| 21 | Well , we were helped initially by a professional fund raiser who was concerned of our lack of money and our lack of funding by er the arts bodies , and gave me this er contact really in the form of Michael Meyer to er arrange and er bring about these three artists . |
| 22 | ‘ He gave them this morning . |
| 23 | To us it is clear that it was the forms of social organisation in which such evidence was carried that gave them this quality and not the intrinsic nature of the evidence itself . |
| 24 | If a friend gave you this list of reasons why they could not love themselves , what would you say ? |
| 25 | ‘ I gave you this … |
| 26 | We gave you this faith believing it was good , but innumerable people have been slain — Julius , Gabriel , Takla Giorgis , Sarsa Kristos , and now these peasants . |
| 27 | ‘ Who gave you this ? ’ asked Chaman . |
| 28 | ‘ Who gave you this ? ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Dr Smithson , you must tell me who gave you this . ’ |
| 30 | 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 . ’ |