Example sentences of "[prep] [det] [noun] [pron] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And what you said this morning … about that manuscript I gave you . |
| 2 | ‘ Well I 'm not , ’ said Robert , ‘ and I want to know what you 've found out about that manuscript I gave you ! ’ |
| 3 | And about that manuscript you gave me . ’ |
| 4 | He was no more blind than you or I. Did n't you recognize him for that man we gave a ride to on the road ? |
| 5 | It was Eliot 's belief that if Christianity disappeared our civilization would disappear with it , and in his letters to friends during this period he gave the impression that this process was already far advanced . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm not quite sure what might have happened then , but for some reason he gave up . |
| 7 | After several tries she gave up and wept a pool of panicky , frustrated tears . |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm on the verge of being one meself , child , if I had the name of that person who gave Lizzy the drugs I 'd scalp the face off them . ’ |
| 9 | Höfner were wont to wax lyrical about the new ‘ Slendaneck ’ feature of this guitar which gave you ‘ the thinnest neck ever , with really fast playing action ’ . |
| 10 | In the end , it was none of these things which gave the Prophet his chance . |
| 11 | It was the fifth of those lectures he gave from 1769 to 1790 , known as his fifteen discourses . |
| 12 | When the British evacuation of Dunkirk came in May and June 1940 , Sgt Smith was one of those pilots who gave air cover to the boats ferrying Servicemen back from France . |
| 13 | This plaque , this memorial plaque , is in honour of those men who gave their lives during this memorial , memorable period of history . |
| 14 | Roblin again bang on target with another kick which gave the visitors a 9-3 lead at half-time . |
| 15 | It 's nothing to do with those drugs you gave me . |
| 16 | In that state he gave it to the boy who set off on his half-mile walk . |
| 17 | ‘ But there 's something even weirder in that manuscript you gave me . |
| 18 | What was in that cake you gave me ? |
| 19 | In this way it gave the predator hope of an easy catch , something it could not resist . |
| 20 | Earlier in this chapter I gave some idea of the linguistic complexities of the Caribbean . |
| 21 | Unfortunately despite this success I feel compelled to write this letter of complaint about certain aspects which undermine the efforts of managers , coaches and boys from this country who gave their all in this tournament . |
| 22 | If my final sentence reassured him in any way he gave no sign , watching dead-faced as I injected 10 cc of Prontosil . |
| 23 | well I can understand that , yes well I , I , I , just say was n't going to rule on this and I 'm not in , not er convinced at the moment it would be appropriate to rule on it er as part of the er , in any judgment I gave , but it seemed to me quite important on reflection to , to hear the way what you were putting it |
| 24 | So if you go back to the sort of where we gave it five or six headings yeah or three to six headings you should be aiming say well I 'll input a bit of information on that side of it and at the end of that little section I 'll build in some practice in participation and the participation can be any of those ones you 've put in there on that list you gave us early on er practical allocations |
| 25 | On another occasion he gave chase to someone running down the platform but when he reached the platform end whoever it was or was n't had vanished . |
| 26 | Looking back over some lectures I gave in the early 1980s , I note that the division between the schools which could raise money and those which could not was even then causing me concern . |
| 27 | In response to this request he gave them the Lord 's Prayer , in which we pray first of all for God Himself , that all may know him and revere Him , that his mile may be extended over all , and that his will , so right and good and loving , may be done on earth , as it is by angels , prophets and saints in heaven . |
| 28 | On some issues he gave details of steps to settle the debate . |
| 29 | Nevertheless on such occasions he gave the impression to friends and acquaintances that in some ways he had mellowed . |
| 30 | What do you mean ? she said At that point I gave up . |