Example sentences of "and [noun sg] gave [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By-employments such as basket-making , hemp-dressing and wild-fowling gave them additional security . |
| 2 | I 'd spent most of it with the other two , one bad and the other indifferent , now I 'd come across a good one and fate gave us four years together , that 's all . |
| 3 | The city saw much conflict during El Cid 's campaigns , as the ebb and flow of conquest and recovery gave it first a Christian master and then a Moorish one . |
| 4 | I had been saving up to buy a cooker and fridge and Brian 's mum and dad gave us some of the furniture . |
| 5 | It was felt that married women like Butler should lead the movement , because her status as wife and mother gave her more authority to speak about the delicate issue of sexuality . |