Example sentences of "they gave [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People did n't have much to give but what they gave they gave with a good heart you know . |
| 2 | Lobbyists must report contributions without specifying whom they gave them to . |
| 3 | They twice tried owning houses but found it too expensive so they gave them away , and Charles refused to accept any of his estranged father 's estate . |
| 4 | The arguments were upsetting , but they gave them a burning desire to win — to prove officialdom wrong . |
| 5 | They gave them much latitude in day-to-day operations and allowed them to mould law and order policies according to counter-insurgency theories . |
| 6 | They gave them charters , sometimes supplied building materials , offered low rents and other inducements , but they were content to let the town grow — if it was to grow — as it liked within the prescribed area . |
| 7 | And of course you know there are twenty odd fronts at where they were fighting , and er they made big paly of this because er the people who did volunteer knew , there was a few volunteered , they they gave them er white bands to wear round the arm to show that they was members of the relief force you know . |
| 8 | They were er anybody that knows about moleskin , and there very heavy material er and apart from being hard-wearing , I suppose they , in the winter time , they gave them a wee bit of warmth in their legs etcetera . |
| 9 | They gave them . " |
| 10 | They could have told you what they meant by them and they gave them a currency in terms of their own conduct . |
| 11 | ‘ If you 've got a pen I 'll read the directions as they gave them to the family . ’ |
| 12 | She says that they gave them every assistance possible . |
| 13 | they gave them a three year trial period , to see how attractive they could make the service . |
| 14 | a sociality room whatever , whatever they call it and er , and they gave them a good do really |
| 15 | the , the treat was at the end they gave them a very er , an opportunity of having a very strong drink |
| 16 | Well no cos it 's better receiving Valentines card rather than hearing it over the phone really why they gave them out |
| 17 | And like my parents sort of went , the thought that they gave them money that we had for it , yeah |
| 18 | They gave him a standing ovation . ’ |
| 19 | They gave him the leave which he sought . |
| 20 | So they gave him a job . |
| 21 | They gave him character and sex appeal . |
| 22 | He made great promises for future dates but failed to ring the numbers they gave him . |
| 23 | ‘ They gave him the oxygen , to help him breathe . |
| 24 | And the idea they gave him the Sammy Davis Jr Award just infuriates me . |
| 25 | The dinner they gave him ranks among the epic brawls which regularly give the brotherhood of socialist solidarity a bad name . |
| 26 | Hubert Gaily liked churchyards , they gave him a curious sense of well-being . |
| 27 | They gave him a job to do for seven shillings . |
| 28 | And they gave him the rowdiest send-off of the campaign . |
| 29 | The bank ca n't have believed him ; they gave him the sack . ’ |
| 30 | In one of his rare public reflective moments , he looked back on the three women in his early life , Mud , Lorraine and June , with gratitude because they gave him a good start , independence and the belief that he could always take care of himself , come what may . |