Example sentences of "[det] [conj] [pers pn] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tom could see this so he gave me the key to his hotel room and told me to have a shower and put on some of his clothes . |
| 2 | A tangerine that Modigliani gave me — we were in front of a fruit-shop — and another that he gave to his wife : that is my last memory of them . ’ |
| 3 | I complained to Northumbrian Water about this and they gave me a very dusty answer . |
| 4 | Did you want me so much that you gave them up ? ’ |
| 5 | He did NOT write these words : ‘ God loved the brainy people and attractive people in the world so much that he gave his only Son , so that anyone with 8 GCSEs , 3 A-Levels and loads of friends may not die but have eternal life ’ ! ! |
| 6 | Once she saw , sitting on the pavement before a café , drinking pale green drinks , and embracing , leaning over from their plastic chairs towards each other and embracing , the most beautiful couple ; the man with a face angular and ravaged and tragic , the girl dark and thin , with pale lips in a dark tan face : and she was so moved that she said , aloud to Rosie who was walking with her , " Look , Oh God , look at those lovely people " : and Rosie looked and stared and laughed and said , " Good Lord , what odd ideas you have , I would n't look like that if you gave me a hundred pounds . " |
| 7 | I remember when I first met you at the house of terror ; what you gave me , all that you gave me . |
| 8 | It did n't seem my sort of thing at all and I gave Harvey a glance to indicate it . |
| 9 | I can not I can not do I can not differentiate that I 'll tell you what I could do I 'd have no problem at all if you gave me something Y equals U squared no problem |
| 10 | Look at him — throwin' his eye up your skirt — and it no time at all since he gave up wettin' the bed ! ’ |
| 11 | Between four and six episodes was Verity Lambert 's ideal length for a story , preferring the latter as it gave more opportunity for character development which , in her belief , audiences appreciated . |
| 12 | So I better 'ave it out , Annie , that 's if I can pawn me lace tablecloth for one an' six , same as you gave me on the watch . ’ |
| 13 | He looked at her unyielding face , and something seemed to give in his own as he gave way to frustration and bad temper , let alone physical exhaustion . |