Example sentences of "[coord] gave [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bedelia was busy roasting dandelion roots , I thanked her for having us and gave her the royal wave . |
| 2 | When Evelyn was judged fit to go back to work , Rose took her aside and gave her the story . |
| 3 | Morton crossed to the cupboard and gave her the brown-paper parcel . |
| 4 | Radio controller John Fletcher grabbed four-month-old Lauren McNamara and gave her the kiss of life as her face turned blue from lack of oxygen . |
| 5 | She told me how she wrote several letters to her home complaining of the punishment she was given and begging to be taken away but she received no reply until one day her brother paid her a visit and gave her the news that their parents were both dead . |
| 6 | Only then was she aware of the telegraphist who sat beside her , who smiled and gave her the thumbs-up sign . |
| 7 | The source alleged that in the recording — said to be a phone conversation during 1989 — the man called Di ‘ darling ’ and gave her the nickname ‘ Squidgy . ’ |
| 8 | Then turning to Millie , whose expression almost broke her down and gave her the urge to take her by the hand and run from this place , only her good sense stopped her ; and bending down , she put her arms around the child and when she felt the tightness of the embrace and the pressure of the thin body against her belly , it was only with an effort she stopped the tears from flowing . |
| 9 | I well remember the long watches of the night when I and my baby struggled to overcome a physical incapability on my part , and I can not begin to tell you the relief on both sides when I strode out of the house , bought the largest tin of baby food I could find , and gave her the first square meal she had had since birth . |
| 10 | She dialled the unlisted number , identified herself to Sarah at UNACO headquarters , and gave her the number of the phone to call back . |
| 11 | ‘ Listen , Kate , maybe someone took her there and gave her the drugs … . ’ |
| 12 | When leaving on his epic journey around the world , Phileas Fogg encountered a begging woman with her child at Charing Cross Station and gave her the proceeds of his recent success at whist . |
| 13 | Rose supplied McAllister with the damp towelling squares , and she alternately wiped Effie 's forehead , and gave her the towelling to bite on when the pains came strong and fast . |
| 14 | He cleared the summerhouse so she would have a studio , and gave her the only key . |
| 15 | I pulled back the glass panel between us and gave her the ritual Belfast greeting . |
| 16 | He hesitated before her a moment , and then he took her hands and bent his head , and gave her the solemn kiss of kinship ; and before she could draw breath and touch her astonished fingers to her lips , he was out of the paddock and away across the clearing into the trees . |
| 17 | He tore out the early pages and gave me the rest of it and we use it now for our visitors ' signatures . ‘ |
| 18 | I met a man in the glen who seemed to know every spot , and gave me the Gaelic names of all the corries . |
| 19 | ‘ Disney executives flew me out there and gave me the kind of treatment I 'd always dreamed about when I was an actress … bouquets , champagne , limousines , ’ says Lynda . |
| 20 | I ad-libbed for a few minutes while the re-take was set up and they warmed to me , which boosted my confidence and gave me the edge . |
| 21 | The boss went to Calgary and gave me the day off . ’ |
| 22 | And actually , one day , because she knew it was my favourite , she said that I could have permission to have it copied and gave me the name of the jeweller , which I thought was so sweet . |
| 23 | But he said it was for you and gave me the phone back to take a message . |
| 24 | He knew somehow that I was dealing with this section and gave me the serial number of a wagon and told me not to go anywhere near it . |
| 25 | That is why God pitied me and gave me the easier task : to be crucified . ’ |
| 26 | And after two and a half hours , the doctor made the decision for me and gave me the epidural . |
| 27 | Then they brought in a couple of supporting interrogators and gave me the third degree . |
| 28 | ‘ Trust yourself ’ she says and gave me the best gift in the universe , one hour of total relaxation . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ 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 . |
| 30 | A waiter smiled and ushered me to a corner table marked with a reserved sign that said ‘ Intourist only ’ , and gave me the English-language menu . |