Example sentences of "[conj] gave [pers pn] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is important to remember that it was Alexander 's all-consuming passion for the theatre that gave him the determination to find out the cause of his hoarseness . |
| 2 | Ironically , it was the Government which he partly blamed for the affair that gave him the chance to return to work after retirement . |
| 3 | I think I got it because of my local knowledge and the that gave him the facility of being able to carry on without interruption . |
| 4 | Denis Smith says hopefully to get three points and play good football … there 's not much they can do in two days but his team talk will be tell the players to go out enjoy it and pass the ball … by a strange twist of fate Smith 's first match at the Manor is against the team that gave him the sack last season Bristol City |
| 5 | During this time Coe was on the dole and living in Bermondsey , and it is this period of his life that gave him the basis for The Dwarves of Death . |
| 6 | In the process of sexual selection , certain males were said to develop characteristics that gave them the edge over other males in the competition for females . |
| 7 | The residents complain to the city council that gave them the land — and discover that it has now designated the area as a garbage dump . |
| 8 | Emyard 's influence on a young woman from Tours , Emilie Tamisier ( 1834–1910 ) , that gave her the inspiration to dedicate herself to the salvation of society through the Eucharist . |
| 9 | It was Hallowe'en coming up that gave her the idea they 'd had lessons at school about ghosts , witches and Hallowe'en . |
| 10 | As any girl knew , with any normal man , that gave her the ace . |
| 11 | Although it looked completely different , it was this truck that gave me the concept for ‘ MiniMag ’ , the 27ft ( 8m ) articulated truck that we used for Mrs Thatcher 's open-air meetings in the 1987 election . |
| 12 | ‘ I failed by one shot when I should have made it easily , and that gave me the kick up the backside I needed . ’ |
| 13 | It was the therapy that gave me the strength to leave my girlfriend because through it I established the fact that I was prone to passivity , always waiting for other people to call the shots . |
| 14 | She was fine and that gave me the courage to go on , then the unveiling was held up because the trustees thought it would be controversial and it was … |
| 15 | ‘ That headache has tightened you up all over — or perhaps it was the tightness that gave you the headache in the first place . ’ |
| 16 | It was being in a position to suggest those things that gave it the edge . ’ |
| 17 | Those in the East End included a half-share in Chandler 's Wiltshire Brewery in the Hackney Road , Bethnal Green ( via the Lion brewery , Lambeth , the brewery that gave us the South Bank lion ) ; some of the pubs belonging to the Commercial Brewery Co in Commercial Road , Stepney , in 1927 ( the rest went to Hammerton 's brewery , Stockwell ) ; and West and Co , of the Three Crowns brewery , Hackney Road , Bethnal Green , with 60 pubs , in 1929 . |
| 18 | When Evelyn was judged fit to go back to work , Rose took her aside and gave her the story . |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | She dialled the unlisted number , identified herself to Sarah at UNACO headquarters , and gave her the number of the phone to call back . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ‘ 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 . |
| 27 | He tore out the early pages and gave me the rest of it and we use it now for our visitors ' signatures . ‘ |
| 28 | The boss went to Calgary and gave me the day off . ’ |
| 29 | And after two and a half hours , the doctor made the decision for me and gave me the epidural . |
| 30 | But he said it was for you and gave me the phone back to take a message . |