Example sentences of "[noun sg] gave [pron] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A WOUNDED British woman told yesterday how her lover gave his own life to save her from death in the claws of a crazed grizzly bear . |
| 2 | Another monster gave me some fruit to eat . |
| 3 | The faint glow on the skyline gave him some guidance , but apart from that , he could n't tell whether he was moving towards the shore , or across the bay , or just circling endlessly . |
| 4 | ‘ I was fortunate in my choice of boat , and my equipment gave me little trouble . |
| 5 | The existing ordinance gave him enough power . |
| 6 | It would have been less harrowing to have got the meeting over quickly ; on the other hand the delay while he awaited her return gave him more time to think and plan . |
| 7 | Neil Ewing , chairman of the school committee and one of the organisers of the evening gave his own account of the evening . |
| 8 | My choice of topic for this evening 's lecture gave me some cause for hesitation . |
| 9 | This tin of Day and Martins metal polish gave me some trepidation looking at the vast areas of iron ferrous . |
| 10 | Elizabeth was brave and helped us ; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mother 's death . |
| 11 | If a friend gave you this list of reasons why they could not love themselves , what would you say ? |
| 12 | At least she would be sale with Lovat and the knowledge gave him some comfort . |
| 13 | Workers looked to the national state , over which democracy gave them some influence , to protect them against the ravages of an unregulated world economy . |
| 14 | But if her astrologer gave her any warning , she 's not telling anyone . |
| 15 | In 1907 , however , the Bondholders had a great deal more at risk than in the 1960 's and the 2:1 arrangement gave them some protection and rights over their own investments and the Club 's destiny . |
| 16 | The thought gave her another fillip of excitement — her first job for Focus Now , the new picture magazine Nick was editing — and it was a corker , she knew it in her bones . |
| 17 | She remembered what he had said about steering clear of married women , and she decided that they probably were n't , not that the thought gave her any pleasure . |
| 18 | I got here about half an hour ago , and your sister gave me some tea . ’ |
| 19 | The wireless and the cinema gave me such enjoyment that I decided I 'd become an actor , a film star . |
| 20 | The same route gave him another birdie at the eighth . |
| 21 | ‘ The hospital gave her this wig . |
| 22 | The Toulon v Biarritz final gave him that second chance . |
| 23 | After Auschwitz , WIN gave me some hope . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ … so the doctor gave him some pills , ’ Martin said , ‘ and when he woke up in the middle of the night there was a beautiful girl on his bed … diaphanous nightie , trailing blonde hair , the lot … ’ |
| 25 | " The doctor gave me some tranquillisers but they have n't helped either . |
| 26 | A coach back to the team 's hotel gave him enough time for a shower and snack lunch before going back to work — more throw downs , a second net against the quicks , and a burst of fielding practice before dusk set in . |
| 27 | The forest was dark and low upon me , and only the gunfire gave me any sense of direction . |
| 28 | Yes , where erm my next neighbour gave me some stuff erm , then I went into her shed cos she had erm , some mice problems so dad went in there to have a look round , seeing the poison were wore off and we found quite a lot of old gardening chu , tools . |
| 29 | The thought of this possibility gave him some pleasure , as he visualized the consternation of the Mallory household , their rude awakening to the snake in their bosom . |
| 30 | Williams soon became a great favourite with the Palace crowd , who christened him ‘ Ginger ’ , although some of the local press gave him another nickname — ‘ The Palace Terrier ’ . |