Example sentences of "she gave [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In possessing her , he is both taken out of , and placed in possession of , himself : ‘ She gave me the idea of my manliness I had grown to need . ’ |
| 2 | She gave me the idea for this footage . |
| 3 | She gave me the tip she 'd put aside for the waitress and then raided her purse again to replace it . |
| 4 | She gave me the wreath of myrtle , the saffron and cinnamon , the bread , the butter , and the rest of it . |
| 5 | She gave me the modelling Erm Avon , she might be doing two might n't she ? |
| 6 | She gave me the name of a dentist in Wimpole Street , and I wrote it down . |
| 7 | I ca n't remember er , she gave me the reason why she wanted these for oh , he , he , he always wears his cuffs out or something . |
| 8 | When I was eighteen she gave me the job of housekeeper in the big cottage she kept at Streatlam to entertain her friends coming to swim in the pool and play tennis . |
| 9 | At the time she gave me the impression that she was enjoying the joke . |
| 10 | She gave me the impression that I was an utter bore ( which I probably was ) and something of a freak as well-I was not like my sisters . |
| 11 | But then there was that day she gave me the brooch what she said I was n't never to forget . |
| 12 | And I said I said so I told her the registration and she gave me the room number but she said . |
| 13 | From this Time to that of her Death , few Days pass 'd in which I did not either see or hear from her ; for she gave me the Pleasure of seeing all her Poems as soon as they were finish 'd |
| 14 | The idea was that I 'd go for a fortnight but when I got there she gave me the bum 's rush so I spent a couple of miserable days in France and then hared it back to England . |
| 15 | She gave me the lipstick , too . ’ |
| 16 | She gave me the book , and went out . |
| 17 | She gave them the name of a friend in the German Foreign Office , Dr Schirmer , whom they might approach . |
| 18 | She gave them the name of the hotel where they 'd stayed , the lot . |
| 19 | In the morning after their breakfast coffee , he stood silently and balefully near her until she gave him the fare to Dublin . |
| 20 | She gave him the bundle and he opened it to examine the contents . |
| 21 | Rather to her disappointment , Giles replied , and when she gave him the news about Yvette she added cautiously , ‘ Mind you , she still has a little way to go yet , but I think she 'll be OK . ’ |
| 22 | She gave him the wine and corkscrew and returned to the kitchen to make the salad . |
| 23 | She gave him the cup ; a little had spilled in the saucer , because her hand was n't quite steady . |
| 24 | When she gave him the number he just rang off and left her staring at the phone . |
| 25 | She gave him the number , then put the phone down , crawled into bed and waited . |
| 26 | And he has come home this morning worn out with experience , all grief and all wonder , because she gave him the psaltery on which he played to her , and sent him a message straight out of the jongleurs ’ romances . |
| 27 | She gave him the bacon and eggs and he set to ravenously . |
| 28 | Our customer certainly thought so — she gave us the cheque before we left ! |
| 29 | She gave us the breathalyser , and at Employment , challenged the trade unions with her document In Place of Strife . |
| 30 | She gave it the liquorice of her mouth it began to thrive |