Example sentences of "she gave [pers pn] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 No , it took she gave me the Times .
2 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 . ’
3 She gave me the idea for this footage .
4 She gave me the tip she 'd put aside for the waitress and then raided her purse again to replace it .
5 She gave me the wreath of myrtle , the saffron and cinnamon , the bread , the butter , and the rest of it .
6 Well I did n't go , no , cos Chris int going , so I did n't bother going but I must admit , I mean , when she gave me the papers and what have you that goes with it , I come home , I put it in the cupboard and I 've not even looked at it since .
7 She gave me the modelling Erm Avon , she might be doing two might n't she ?
8 She gave me the name of a dentist in Wimpole Street , and I wrote it down .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 At the time she gave me the impression that she was enjoying the joke .
12 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 .
13 But then there was that day she gave me the brooch what she said I was n't never to forget .
14 And I said I said so I told her the registration and she gave me the room number but she said .
15 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
16 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 .
17 She gave me the lipstick , too . ’
18 She gave me the book , and went out .
19 She gave me the names of all her friends and said how proud she was of the life her father had given her .
20 Folly doubted if she would care what Luke got up to , but she gave her the flowers none the less .
21 She told Susan about her encounter when she gave her the humbugs , and the elder sister seemed interested for the first time that evening .
22 She gave them the name of a friend in the German Foreign Office , Dr Schirmer , whom they might approach .
23 She gave them the name of the hotel where they 'd stayed , the lot .
24 Richard hugged her as she gave him the keys .
25 She gave him the diaries .
26 In the morning after their breakfast coffee , he stood silently and balefully near her until she gave him the fare to Dublin .
27 She gave him the bundle and he opened it to examine the contents .
28 As they walked towards the hotel , she gave him the rates on an ascending scale and spat her gum into the kerbside as if she had already decided what his preference would be .
29 She gave him the details , sparing him time , place , names .
30 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 . ’
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