Example sentences of "[noun prp] gave [pers pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marie gave me that hat — I do n't want it spoiled . |
| 2 | Now Delia Sutherland gave him proper attention . |
| 3 | ( Jennifer Hornsby gave me this idea . ) |
| 4 | But on my return to Salamanca Dana gave me strong support , a spiritual courage that entered our love and our poetry . |
| 5 | The members walked to the ‘ handsome restaurant erected on the very summit of the Head ’ where Mr Burt gave them all lunch . |
| 6 | The mayor Gallery was also there and both Freddy Mayor and Charles Gimpel gave me enormous support . |
| 7 | De Lorenzo 's move follows a decision by his Liberal party to retract earlier threats to pull out of government unless Amato gave him public support . |
| 8 | Do n't worry I 'll get this , Ray gave me some money , I 've got ten pounds so |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | All she did was hold out her hand and say , Look , Ma , Bernie gave me another dime . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ He came round the desks and I kicked him in the back of his legs to get him to the floor and I used my shirt to put out the flames and Hazel gave him first aid . ’ |
| 12 | Gielgud gave him another chance , asked him to come back the next day and do it again . |
| 13 | That 's what well Kevin gave me that slip . |
| 14 | Bill gave me that bonus cheque last week , and — ’ |
| 15 | Neither the General nor Bill gave me any hint of lolly . ’ |
| 16 | It found support in the professional and middle classes , and Treitschke gave it intellectual respectability . |
| 17 | Great brother Jim gave him fresh water and plenty of oats . |
| 18 | Beryl gave her some advice before she left on the night flight the following Friday . |
| 19 | Lieutenant Ramos gave them some warning as the helicopter approached their destination some time later . |
| 20 | Stapleton and Sir Charles gave her some money . |
| 21 | Silkin 's Bill received an unopposed second reading in May ; for the Conservatives W.S. Morrison gave it general support . |
| 22 | So strategic was the city 's position that the present inhabitants claim that the dwellers were a people in their own right even by the time of the Roman conquest , and that when Julius Caesar gave them Roman citizenship they were already famed as an industrious , peaceable , practical people with a legendary ability to confront any misadventures with incredible resources of energy . |
| 23 | When they arrived at Beaconville , where three elderly people lived together , Mrs Abigail gave her one dinner to carry but she dropped it while trying to open the hall-door . |
| 24 | The loss of my daughter Suzy gave me good reason to do what I 'm doing and I have nothing to lose . |
| 25 | On March 20th President Chaim Herzog gave him first shot at forming a new government to replace the fallen Likud-Labour coalition . |
| 26 | Julius gave her another kiss , his tongue lightly probing , finding the well-remembered pleasure spots . |
| 27 | If Schopenhauer had given him the notion of a personal vision of life , Wagner gave him first-hand knowledge of a creative talent and the ambition to emulate its cultural achievements . |
| 28 | I remember Mrs Seaton gave us some mince pies and we ate them hot , sitting on the floor in front of the tree — just the two of us . |
| 29 | 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 ) . |
| 30 | Guido gave her another shake , holding her there by the scruff of her pyjama jacket . |