Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] gave birth [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The chief , indeed only , reason for her appearance on the scene is that she gave birth to a ( male ) child ! |
| 2 | ‘ Old Silent Tree , once you gave birth to birds from your branches . |
| 3 | She did n't tell me what I was doing , so all right , I pushed , and I gave birth to the afterbirth and thought , Oh , that 's why she wanted me to push . |
| 4 | Hercules , paying a visit , seduced her and she gave birth to a son , Telephus , with unfortunate consequences for them both , but for Hercules it was a passing encounter . |
| 5 | The East End once boasted the biggest brewery in the world , and it gave birth to some of the most famous names in British brewing history . |
| 6 | She may find it difficult not to regard you still as the child who would do her bidding without question ; and you have to learn to see her , not just as your mother , but as a ‘ person ’ too , with good and bad traits in her character just like everyone else — not expecting silver-haired sainthood from her simply because she gave birth to you . |
| 7 | Seeing her as innately beautiful , especially after she gave birth to the child she was bearing , was to applaud her regeneration and at the same time redeem his own unattractiveness . |
| 8 | But her fears evaporated after she gave birth to a healthy 8lb baby boy at Arrowe Park Hospital . |
| 9 | Every little thing concerning Jacob turned into a private battle between Rachel and I. When I gave birth to Reuben , I believed that my husband must love me for giving him a son . |
| 10 | A clinical smell like solvent that reminded her instantly of the time in hospital when she gave birth to Sousan . |
| 11 | And there was more heartbreak ahead when she gave birth to a brain damaged son . |
| 12 | WHEN she gave birth to twin boys in May last year , Linda Loughlin nearly despaired . |
| 13 | WHEN she gave birth to twin boys in May last year , Linda Loughlin nearly despaired . |
| 14 | But her fears that the baby was damaged were unfounded when she gave birth to a healthy 8lb baby boy . |
| 15 | The next minute , he was clutching Joan 's hand as she gave birth to a daughter . |
| 16 | She had no need for speech for she gave birth to — she uttered — The Word … ’ and , standing before the icon , so perfect in its gilded stillness , I had thought of the bodies of men , land-locked and mute , and I had felt sorry for them . |