Example sentences of "[coord] he gave [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Or he gave them the impression that he wrestled , with limbs contorted , in the effort to seize hold of what truth could be found . |
| 2 | ‘ E asked me if I 'd go an' look for it , and 'e gave me a quid . |
| 3 | But Roxburgh has every confidence in his men , and he gave them a lesson in economics by way of illustration . |
| 4 | He had orders to give , and he gave them , swiftly making his rounds , and was ready when the first dragon-ship turned its baleful golden jaws to the land and ran towards him . |
| 5 | I 'd go for it if I were you , ’ he said , and he gave me a little peck on the cheek . |
| 6 | Why do n't you come back tonight , as it 's the opening launch of an art exhibition here ? ’ and he gave me a pamphlet . |
| 7 | His eyes opened and he gave me a weak smile . |
| 8 | Fortunately , it was easy to make a decision as Wayne Shelford was already at the club and he gave me an insight into what it was all about and what to expect . ’ |
| 9 | We sometimes drank small cups of China tea and he gave me colour prints of Chinese landscapes and mountain scenery at Christmas and the Chinese New Year . |
| 10 | I asked what young chap , and he gave me a description which tallies with what Sanders told us : about twenty-five , darkish , slightly built . |
| 11 | He signalled me from Pitt Street and I met him and he gave me the peg [ the notebook entry you both make ] . |
| 12 | I asked him what his name was and he said , ‘ Tommy Jones ’ or something , and I said , ‘ Who lives next door ? ’ and he gave me another name , and I said , ‘ Oh , no she does n't . |
| 13 | I went home and visited my GP the next day , and he gave me calamine lotion . |
| 14 | And he gave me a job as Must n't Grumble 's occasional roadie . |
| 15 | ‘ He was very candid and he gave me the benefit of his thinking about a lot of things , ’ Clinton told reporters after leaving the White House . |
| 16 | I sat up and he gave me the handkerchief out of his pyjama pocket . |
| 17 | and he gave me that information repeatedly and he 's terribly involved . |
| 18 | And he gave me a smacker on the forehead , said he 'd keep me up his sleeve if he never made it to the altar . |
| 19 | But Basil encouraged and even found some tiny portion of my painting which could be developed though he agreed that I might copy more easily than imagine and he gave me a mounted butterfly to draw . |
| 20 | ‘ He was very sick after the lion got him and he gave me his necklace . |
| 21 | ‘ Oh yes , I suppose so ’ , he said , and he gave me some tablets . |
| 22 | And he gave me a picture of you to put in my room . |
| 23 | Er the butty paid you , you see , out of his tin , what he thought fit and he gave me ten shillings for the first one I done , first day I done , and I told me Dad when I got home , he says , Ten shillings ? |
| 24 | And I went down and he gave me a letter , he says Take your wife in to the general hospital with this letter . |
| 25 | I took I went to the doctor 's and he gave me medicinal duty . |
| 26 | Are n't you ? — and he gave me one of his dry little smiles . |
| 27 | And he gave me one of his really wicked looks out of the corners of his eyes . |
| 28 | Frank Bloomfield worked most of his life with Ransome , Sims and Jefferies the famous Ipswich firm of agricultural engineers ; and he gave me a very modern illustration of this quality of a serrated edge . |
| 29 | Then I nearly fell over when Hywel walked in because I met him on the mountain and he gave me the eye . ’ |
| 30 | I smiled at him , and he gave me the trace of a wary smile back . |