Example sentences of "my [noun pl] give [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.

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1 But the fact that you were a close and dear friend to my parents gives us a close bond , nevertheless .
2 As no temporary accommodation could be found for him in Å tanjel my parents gave him a room in our house ; his family joined him there when we left .
3 I met Franklin in 1934 when my parents gave me a trip to England ; we became engaged in 1936 and were married in 1939 .
4 So in the end we got a mortgage from a building society , and my parents gave us the money to do it up .
5 The thought of soiled nappies and vomit on my clothes gives me the horrors .
6 But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein , so presumably they saw signs of something better .
7 Another , who works in a uniform all day , said how important her earrings were , and the short dreadlocks under her hat ; how she felt they were making a statement for her , something like : you may think I 'm an ordinary , boring nurse , but my hair and my earrings give you the clues ; this is what I 'm like out of my uniform , I 'm different , I 'm me .
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