Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] gave [pers pn] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I only gave him that much , I only gave him a tiny drop to take , I said it 's medicinal really like my Brandy Port . |
| 2 | How does he know the plate price is high , he did n't make that quite , when I only gave him a total price |
| 3 | . I just gave him a quick brush tonight . |
| 4 | So I just gave them the statutory amount per tape |
| 5 | I do n't think I ever gave him a wrong 'un , though . |
| 6 | I simply gave him a cool look . |
| 7 | But while Schumann lacked a reliable lower range to the voice , and frequented the upper reaches wherever possible , dame Isobel 's had far more substance , which ultimately gave her a wider range of songs to sing . |
| 8 | I might have returned to match fishing , which never gave me the same enjoyment , even when I won , that a big fish always does , and , I hope , always will . |
| 9 | Death — she had so longed for it that she hardly gave it a second thought . |
| 10 | ‘ I liked your family very much , but you deliberately gave them the wrong impression about me , ’ she said angrily . |
| 11 | You never gave it a slightest thought . |
| 12 | ‘ No one ever gave me the slightest inkling that they thought any different than me at the recording sessions and things like that . |
| 13 | Charlie parted with a penny and was handed a bagful , but no one even gave him a second glance . |
| 14 | Yes , I know they just gave me a little walk on part . |
| 15 | I am sure they thought that if they just gave us a token punishment , then the whole thing would all be forgotten . |
| 16 | TBD gave me enough pens to make a significant impact on this year 's office stationery allocation ; they also gave me a useful laundry bag , as did Bertrams . |
| 17 | We shall be leaving Peking for Sian at 11.30 this evening , and the comrades have given us a rousing send off with beautiful presents including a big embroidered tablecloth and napkins , and a beautiful framed picture made out of shells , with an inscription written on it specially for & I. They also gave us the enclosed photos , which give you an idea of what life is like here . |
| 18 | I rather think that the RN instructors on my course must have suffered at the hands of the Customs on returning from a foreign tour as they really gave us a hard time . |
| 19 | ‘ They even gave me a little bed , ’ said Masklin . |
| 20 | Oh it just gave us a nice thing saying I 've fixed your mouse , thank you very much . |
| 21 | For many years we sought access to him and the inner sanctum of his medieval palace , until in 1981 he finally gave us the first filmed interview ever granted by one of his line . |
| 22 | PETER NIVEN ( Rubika ) : ‘ Mine just was n't fast enough to stay with the leaders but he still gave me a wonderful ride . ’ |
| 23 | It also gave them an additional incentive in their efforts to keep the peace between Plantagenets and Capetians , for they stood to lose lands and revenues through confiscation in time of war . |
| 24 | This not only altered the strategic military balance in favour of the rebels , it also gave them an important psychological boost . |
| 25 | ‘ It also gave us the seven seats we needed . ’ |
| 26 | And whatever he may have tried to gain from me , he also gave me a great deal . ’ |
| 27 | I , I , it probably gave us a good grounding . |
| 28 | He made such a fine job of the earth , the sea and the hills ; He made an equally fine job of the creatures , large and small that run around on the land ; He even gave us the best crags in the world … |
| 29 | He then gave me a slight shock by lapsing into a brief sort of reverie , and saying that if one had ever felt like ‘ murdering someone ’ , one could never do anything about it . |