Example sentences of "[pers pn] gave [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Parking the pram I gave chase to the poor beast who , alarmed by my savage roar of maternal fury , had bolted . |
| 2 | On the night of 20–21 April 1808 I gave birth to a son . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 5 | ’ ‘ Oh dear-was it somebody I gave permission to ? ’ asked Ianthe . |
| 6 | I gave alms to all the blind beggars , lit candles without believing at all in their efficacy . |
| 7 | I am aware of that provision , to which I was referring before I gave way to my right hon. Friend — and I hope that it will be widely understood by parents throughout the country . |
| 8 | I gave way to the hon. Gentleman because he felt that his point was important , but it is covered by section 12(1) of the Theft Act 1968 . |
| 9 | I gave evidence to that Committee this week , and we all await conclusions with interest . |
| 10 | Might I ask the right hon. Gentleman a question about which I gave notice to his office earlier this morning ? |
| 11 | I gave thanks to the priestess of that oracle and left the X-ray Department in a state of exhausted exultation . |
| 12 | I gave Becky to them and lowered myself into the water . |
| 13 | As she 'd expected , that smug look of his gave way to a scowl . |
| 14 | ‘ Old Silent Tree , once you gave birth to birds from your branches . |
| 15 | She was the strongest of us all , the wisest and the kindest — she gave hope to the sad and courage to the weak . |
| 16 | Elizabeth Mowbray watched her changing expressions , seeing the steadiness of her gaze as she gave thought to the revelation and its implications , the high smooth brow and long-fingered white hands . |
| 17 | She gave thought to it now , dwelling for the first time , without fear , without flinching , on what had taken place . |
| 18 | In fact , it was a stubborn virginity , which took all his strength to remove ; while he wrought at it she gave way to wailing , then it broke at last , a cry ; perhaps the only natural sound Emily had ever made in face of the only reality that had ever assailed her . |
| 19 | Peggy wanted to laugh , but she knew if she gave way to it it might turn to hysteria . |
| 20 | The tears that were burning at the back of her eyes began to fall as soon as she entered her room , and , flinging herself on the bed , she gave way to helpless misery . |
| 21 | Celia Palmer was 16 ½ when she gave birth to Christopher . |
| 22 | She 's been married , got two kids — how on earth she gave birth to those two children , is beyond me , how on earth she made it is beyond me . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | As a result , she gave birth to the first mortal man ‘ without sin ’ . |
| 25 | The legend has it that , in the guise of a cow , she gave birth to the entire world and all its inhabitants . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | A clinical smell like solvent that reminded her instantly of the time in hospital when she gave birth to Sousan . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | The chief , indeed only , reason for her appearance on the scene is that she gave birth to a ( male ) child ! |
| 30 | I was born in Hampstead at 10.00 pm. on a Tuesday night and my Mother was very glad to see me , because I was her first boy ; she had already produced two girls with the help of my Father and as the years rolled on she gave birth to another two boys . |