Example sentences of "they gave [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The bank ca n't have believed him ; they gave him the sack . ’ |
| 2 | They gave him the leave which he sought . |
| 3 | ‘ They gave him the oxygen , to help him breathe . |
| 4 | Penn wanted to set up an area of toleration for Quakers something like Lord Baltimore 's Catholic colony of Maryland and , as the Stuarts owed his family money , they gave him the land grant as part of a financial settlement . |
| 5 | The Government must have thought that he was worth the money when they gave him the job and they must value his advice . |
| 6 | When they gave him the MBE ( some said it should have been the Croix de Guerre ) for services to the Party , the club committee charged 10p a pint all day . |
| 7 | ‘ They gave me the address of a doctor . ’ |
| 8 | " They gave me the sack . " |
| 9 | ‘ They knew I had insurance because I took it out with the TSB when they gave me the loan . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ And they gave me the job . ’ |
| 11 | They gave her the name Sadie because she had such sad eyes . |
| 12 | They gave you the message and told you where to go . |
| 13 | The men times the hours when whenever you whenever you get your answer , you can check that your men times the hours must still still be the same as it was when you when they gave you the question . |
| 14 | Oh there was no such thing if they gave you the money , you might nip off . . |
| 15 | paid but if you had a complete attendance they gave you the money back for your self which was quite er a good thing in these days when a a tanner was a tanner . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | As one unionist remarked , ‘ they gave us the key , but forbade us to open the door . ’ |