Example sentences of "[coord] [subord] [pers pn] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | The professors realized that I was doing very important work , and so they gave me my own laboratory . |
| 2 | You see the i it was er we used to make curtains then for Littlewoods , Littlewoods as it is now , they 're still , you know , the they were about the forerunners of the er tt this er catalogue business , and if they gave us an order that would last us a long time , and that usually the eight points , which was meant to say there were eight threads to an inch . |
| 3 | That is effectively we 're paying this extra fifty pence right resource misallocation we there is always what 's called a dead weight loss right to intervention , right it 's an inefficiency loss or an efficiency loss , due to the fact that we 're asking t , in this case farmers , right to using , use resources but farmers are n't the most efficient people in resources but in to erm , high tech computer companies , alright and if we gave pounds worth of support to a high tech computer company they would be able to produce more value as a result of that pound er than if we gave one pound to a farmer , simply because erm that , sort of the high tech industries are more productive , they 're more efficient . |
| 4 | He 'd loved her and left her once , and if she gave him a chance he 'd do it again . |
| 5 | Any interruption might stop the flow , and if it gave the Colonel pause for thought , and the brain behind the little piggy eyes a chance to work , it might result in an enraged charge . |
| 6 | ‘ And if I gave you one , would you take her ? ’ |
| 7 | It was Chapman 's second foreign tour ( after Northampton 's German visit of 1909 ) and he became a firm advocate of overseas ventures , because of their publicity value and because they gave an opportunity of displaying the English soccer style to foreign audiences . |
| 8 | Awarded an OBE the year after captaining England 's World Cup winning side , he won 108 international caps and since he gave up playing has been involved in football management and various business ventures . |
| 9 | And when they gave over I ventured back to see from the hillside , where there was some cover . |
| 10 | And when we gave . |
| 11 | You are very kind to have thought of him and when I gave him your kiss he gave me a hundred in return to pass on to you believing I could and indeed I wish he was correct in his supposition . |
| 12 | The porter asked my name and when I gave it , asked if I had a relative called Charles Rocke . |
| 13 | And when I gave him what he wanted , he gave me what I wanted . |
| 14 | I got the map from his secretary , and when I gave it him he spread it out on his desk . |
| 15 | and when I gave them a questionnaire saying how would you label someone as gay they said , we never make those kind of assumptions . |
| 16 | Archbishop Ælfric 's bequest to the king of a ship and sixty helmets and byrnies was a gift indeed , and when he gave a ship each to the men of Kent and Wiltshire he was perhaps being no less generous than in forgiving the people of Middlesex and Surrey the money which he had paid on their behalf , possibly as tribute . |
| 17 | I bought it for her , see , with my first wages , and when she gave it back , I gave it to you . |
| 18 | She always found the supper she cooked for the children irresistible and when she gave them bacon and baked beans she would swoop down on their plates like a vulture on a battlefield . |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | It was most unusual to see Taff down like this and as I gave him my condolences I was thinking that the sadness was beginning to reach almost everyone . |
| 21 | Catherine sounded suddenly exhausted , and as she gave him back the cup she turned towards him , letting him see that she had been crying , but without looking him in the face . |
| 22 | ‘ No , Robbie , ’ he spoke the words between kisses that could not slake her need and as she gave a little whimper of protest . |
| 23 | A sigh escaped her , and as she gave herself up to the pleasure of his embrace her arm rose to entwine about his neck . |
| 24 | Suddenly , his hand shot out , grabbed her wrist , flicked her against his hard body , and as she gave a hoarse groan of fierce excitement he looked down at her , breathing hard . |
| 25 | But if they gave you a toy made in Japan , you wondered . ’ |
| 26 | All he wants to do is to get his hand inside my blouse or up my skirt , but if I gave him the chance to do anything more he 'd be so scared he 'd wet his pants . ’ |
| 27 | GUIL : But if he gave it to me there 's no reason why you should have had it in the first place , in which case I do n't see what all the fuss is about you not having it . |
| 28 | Not in an evil way at all , but if you gave him half a chance he 'd hammer you into the ground and stamp on you . |
| 29 | Kit Everard continued to avoid her ; but until he gave contrary orders , she and the child and the old woman were still supervised , their material needs met . |
| 30 | ‘ He has left you a cottage in Devonshire , and he said : ‘ Tell her it 's not because she saved my life , but because she gave me a fourpenny cigar . ' ’ |