Example sentences of "[noun prp] gave [pers pn] [det] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Marie gave me that hat — I do n't want it spoiled .
2 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 .
3 ( Jennifer Hornsby gave me this idea . )
4 The members walked to the ‘ handsome restaurant erected on the very summit of the Head ’ where Mr Burt gave them all lunch .
5 Do n't worry I 'll get this , Ray gave me some money , I 've got ten pounds so
6 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 .
7 All she did was hold out her hand and say , Look , Ma , Bernie gave me another dime . ’
8 We devised a sort of Great Egg Race for the children — Rover gave us some materials which would normally have gone on the scrap heap , lent us a hall and judged the competition .
9 Gielgud gave him another chance , asked him to come back the next day and do it again .
10 When Norman gave him some canvases as a birthday present , Minton was astonished for he was unused to having his generosity returned .
11 That 's what well Kevin gave me that slip .
12 Bill gave me that bonus cheque last week , and — ’
13 Neither the General nor Bill gave me any hint of lolly . ’
14 A few quite days by F/L Newton gave me some circuits in the Oxford on the 25th .
15 Beryl gave her some advice before she left on the night flight the following Friday .
16 Lieutenant Ramos gave them some warning as the helicopter approached their destination some time later .
17 Stapleton and Sir Charles gave her some money .
18 Julius gave her another kiss , his tongue lightly probing , finding the well-remembered pleasure spots .
19 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 .
20 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 ) .
21 Guido gave her another shake , holding her there by the scruff of her pyjama jacket .
22 The Emissary gave me another view of his new teeth as I glanced round .
23 Underwood launched his career as a Lion perfectly when Carling , Andrew , Scott Gibbs who had a blinder and Hastings gave him some room .
24 Bedelia gave me some aspirins and a cloth soaked in cold water and vinegar for my forehead .
25 Thereafter Anselm gave him such aid as he could against the despoilers of his see among the Norman barons who had recently penetrated into southern Wales as far as Pembroke .
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