Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] the [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | also , I was able to work at the painting knowing I could obliterate any unwanted areas ; this gave me the freedom I needed . |
| 2 | Eleanor simply gave me the excuse I needed . |
| 3 | I 'm quite an independent person , but I was quite insecure , I needed someone to say this is good , this is bad , and because he was doing that it gave me the determination I needed . |
| 4 | The way Hilda talked gave me the idea they were all four fairly pally early on . ’ |
| 5 | She gave me the tip she 'd put aside for the waitress and then raided her purse again to replace it . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes — bred from a mare Burun gave me the year we fought the Alan . |
| 7 | But then there was that day she gave me the brooch what she said I was n't never to forget . |
| 8 | It gave me the encouragement I needed to carry on trying . |
| 9 | Earlier this year the mother of three , who counts Warren Beatty and George Hamilton among her former beaus , was quoted as saying : ‘ If someone gave me the cash I 'd have a facelift this minute . ’ |
| 10 | But no amount of reading from the prayer book gave me the comfort I sought . |
| 11 | just gave me the hint you see . |
| 12 | Boris Anrep , for instance , whom the Berkeleys used to encounter when they stayed with Maud Russell at Mottisfont , gave them the model he painted for the mosaics which were intended for the apse of Westminster Cathedral ( it stands on the chest of drawers in their bedroom ) and Hugh Honour and John Fleming gave them the marble hermaphrodite which reclines on the top of a bookcase in the study . |
| 13 | With a two goal lead from the first leg the pressure was off Swindon for once last night as they tackled Wolves at Molineux … and when Nicky Summerbee gave them the lead they could afford to sit back and cruise to the third rounds … |
| 14 | ‘ What gave you the idea we were going to ask you about his personal life ? |
| 15 | It was things like that gave you the feeling he had no use for white men or our ways . |
| 16 | At your first court , you got a ticket when you arrived from one of the men , gave you the time you got to the court . |
| 17 | . So before I talk through some of those , cos I think that some of those er if we just gave you the handout you 've got ta read it training group seems to be far more aware of things like your body language . |
| 18 | No , they they provid they gave you the tickets you see . |
| 19 | It was Hallowe'en coming up that gave her the idea they 'd had lessons at school about ghosts , witches and Hallowe'en . |
| 20 | The action gave her the moments she needed to adjust , to assess her own feelings . |
| 21 | And he gave her the kiss she was waiting for . |
| 22 | But there was no denying Miss Higgins and a par five at the last gave her the trophy she had her heart set on . |
| 23 | She was dressed entirely in black except for white gloves , and her tall hat , together with the high-heeled shoes , gave her the height she otherwise lacked . |
| 24 | Folly doubted if she would care what Luke got up to , but she gave her the flowers none the less . |
| 25 | The comments and questions with which Ace and Daak interrupted the Professor 's story did n't annoy Defries : she found that the breaks gave her the time she needed to stretch her credulity . |
| 26 | He had been given curious looks by the person who gave him the directions which show that he was a stranger as he was not recognised . |
| 27 | They gave him the leave which he sought . |
| 28 | I gave him the wish I had decided was most appropriate for South America . |
| 29 | When she gave him the number he just rang off and left her staring at the phone . |
| 30 | However , when a one-time tenant called to say his possessions had been seized to pay his debts , Sheridan gave him the £300 which the man said would restore him to his former state . |