Example sentences of "[conj] a [noun] [noun] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Hughes v Hall ( unreported ) it was held that an offence under the order was committed where a car dealer gave the buyer a document which stated that the car was " bought as seen and inspected " . |
| 2 | She led him straight into an old-fashioned kitchen where a coal range gave out a dull red glow . |
| 3 | As the tax burden edged up , so did the gap widen between the sum that a pay settlement gave workers and what it cost employers . |
| 4 | Nigel Kennedy , the punk violinist , sawed away in the background as a midwife , a builder , a pensioner and a child minder gave their testimony alongside a consultant paediatrician , a couple of professors , and several actors . |
| 5 | Speed of pursuit and a surprise attack gave Abram victory . |
| 6 | An office cleaner went on a betting spree after a TSB error gave him a £10,000 bank overdraft , Liverpool Crown Court was told yesterday . |
| 7 | The vicar who seemed as poor as a church mouse gave no clue to his wealth as he chatted happily to convicted robbers . |
| 8 | Mrs Saint Germain , a member of the Grolier Club , began collecting Scottish literature aged only eight , when a family friend gave her an 1832 copy of Robert Burns poems . |