Example sentences of "the [adj] [noun sg] and gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ However I wanted to race in Ireland and I was frustrated when the Lisburn club came back to me a few days after I had signed up for the French meeting and gave me the full details . |
| 2 | The press picked up the story the following day and gave it wide coverage . |
| 3 | The teachers , however , decided that we needed to be kept busy over the long weekend and gave us lots of work to do . |
| 4 | Luke ignored the heavy sarcasm and gave her a cool look . |
| 5 | She walked out of the front door and gave it a satisfying slam behind her . |
| 6 | She lifted a large saucepan of eggs from on top of the hot range and gave one to each person . |
| 7 | Yep … thanks Chappie … you helped pull us back into the big time and gave us a lot of enjoyment ( even when you fell over when trying to control the ball : - ) . |
| 8 | Following Alfa 's declining interest in Grand Prix racing Nuvolari moved to Auto Union during the 1938 season and gave them victories in the Italian and British Grands Prix . |
| 9 | As usual when we entered a church together , I dipped my finger in the holy water and gave you a drop from my fingertips , so that we could cross ourselves together , like a novio and novia . |
| 10 | He came back the next day and gave me another £1.2 million and told me I could spend it in any way I wanted . |
| 11 | ‘ Anyway the woman in the bus saw his picture in this evening 's paper , told the local bobby and gave him the boy 's uncle 's address which the lad had passed on to her the previous evening . |