Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] gave [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In I gave the book to him or I gave him the book , him would normally be considered thematic in FSP theory . |
| 2 | Or he gave them the impression that he wrestled , with limbs contorted , in the effort to seize hold of what truth could be found . |
| 3 | I went around being nice to children for a while , being a sort of modern Pied Piper , but I learnt that they 're a manipulative lot and crazy for money , literally crazy for it , so I gave them the elbow . |
| 4 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 5 | ‘ So you gave him the key . |
| 6 | But anyway we , they must have been so impressed by the , the order that they got , that they gave us the agency for Galashiels and Selkirk for the Austin . |
| 7 | Their reaction was so encouraging that it gave me the strength to carry on . |
| 8 | Another experience was when he was praying before the crucifix in San Damiano and it seemed to him that it gave him the message , " Build my church " , which he immediately interpreted quite literally as , " Save this church from crumbling into ruins " . |
| 9 | So it 's a very great honour and privilege for me to address you today because at the end it may be difficult for you to understand but when I return to South Africa , and forgive me for speaking personally I also realize the full meaning of the support of British trade unions and the labour movement and the churches because it was because of your political material and particularly in the case of the G M B , financial and material support that it gave us the means to do what some of us wanted to do about our country and our situation , and bring about change if we could peacefully . |
| 10 | Ricky was so furious with Perdita for deliberately sabotaging her scholarship that he gave her the sack . |
| 11 | She declined There was something else she needed from the van so he gave her the keys . |
| 12 | I have looked after his books for forty years and that 's all I know , so he gave me the capital to start and here I am . ’ |
| 13 | Tom could see this so he gave me the key to his hotel room and told me to have a shower and put on some of his clothes . |
| 14 | Some , however , did receive Him and believed in Him ; so he gave them the right to become God 's children . |
| 15 | ‘ Oh , as usual , except- ’ She stopped and she turned to look at him , but she could n't make out his face in the darkness of the wood , so it gave her the courage to say , ‘ I 'm worried , Charlie . |
| 16 | I told her I 'd be in the Maple Leaf in Covent Garden until about nine , then down in Fulham and I gave her the address of the party and told her to ask for Louise . |
| 17 | When Victor and I gave them the slip at Victoria station they knew we were onto them . |
| 18 | If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time … |
| 19 | All he wants to do is to get his hand inside my blouse or up my skirt , but if I gave him the chance to do anything more he 'd be so scared he 'd wet his pants . ’ |
| 20 | He said of course he 'd do it if I gave him the phone number of the hospital . |
| 21 | What would you do if I gave you the jade ? |
| 22 | So the gradient gives you a mea If I gave you the gradient , if I said the gradient is one , what would the angle be ? |
| 23 | In the morning after their breakfast coffee , he stood silently and balefully near her until she gave him the fare to Dublin . |
| 24 | And I said I said so I told her the registration and she gave me the room number but she said . |
| 25 | Mr Koc said : ‘ If you gave me the whole of Istanbul I would not do anything like that . |
| 26 | Mr Koc said : ‘ If you gave me the whole of Istanbul I would not do anything like that . |
| 27 | I 'd been to see my great-aunt 's solicitors in Glasgow and they gave me the keys . |
| 28 | ‘ And they gave me the job . ’ |
| 29 | Oh there was no such thing if they gave you the money , you might nip off . . |
| 30 | ‘ He was very candid and he gave me the benefit of his thinking about a lot of things , ’ Clinton told reporters after leaving the White House . |