Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [noun prp] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is an afternoon visit to the temples and a drive to the buried Buddhist city of Sarnath where Buddha gave his first sermon . |
| 2 | That 's that card that Rhionna gave me . |
| 3 | The rescue helicopter still had n't arrived when we were fifteen miles from the coast and Warton gave me Blackpool 's frequency and wished me good day ’ . |
| 4 | The Emperor Napoleon got a good deal because France would have had to give it up sooner or later anyway , and I got a good deal because Louisiana gave me a lovely companion for life with all the legendary charms of your people . " |
| 5 | The look that McAllister gave him when she said this was so killing that Dr Neil decided to remove temptation by removing himself . |
| 6 | It was such a desultory question that Ruth gave him the filthiest look she could muster . |
| 7 | They turfed him out as an 18-year-old before Cambridge gave him a lifeline trial . |
| 8 | Alice screamed with laughter as Fernie gave her a jerk which pulled her forward so hard that her left shoe stayed behind , its heel bedded deep in the grass verge . |
| 9 | ‘ Both were brought in from the garden — home grown — and never left the kitchen until Cook gave them to Edith for the table . |
| 10 | She went inside for her briefcase and Steve gave her a thoughtful look as she passed him and then polished off the remains of his champagne in one gulp . |
| 11 | Neither the General nor Bill gave me any hint of lolly . ’ |
| 12 | Nor would he learn anything from the journal unless Meg gave him the key to it ; for the cypher was a special one , transforming itself constantly page by page as the journal progressed . |
| 13 | The principal weakness in the sense of community when Marshall gave his lectures was the class system , and his emphasis on the social element of citizenship was directed largely at counteracting divisions in the community that would otherwise be caused by class inequalities . |
| 14 | It was at last year 's parade that Elham gave him the idea when she said : ‘ I wish I could enjoy what I am experiencing here , but back in my mind there are too many innocent children left with no hopes and no future . |
| 15 | He took out his wallet and Reynolds gave him the parcel . |
| 16 | The age that Flavia gave her was Constanza 's , perhaps a few years more . |
| 17 | I walk with a frame so Karen gave me a hand and took me round and introduced me to people . ’ |
| 18 | When they submitted their paper and Fleischmann gave his first public presentation on 28 March it was this peak alone that was exhibited ; it is shown enlarged in Figure 7 with the number of counts in the vertical axis and the energy scale along the bottom . |
| 19 | He opened the boomgate and Whitlock gave him a friendly wave as he drove past on his way to the visitors ' car park . |
| 20 | When he turned into the car park of an attractive roadside pub Leonora went off to ring her sister while Penry gave their orders . |
| 21 | What is tolerably certain is that he was still alive when he either entered into confraternity with Christ Church or Cnut gave them his name , and that when Cnut himself sailed for Denmark in 1019 it was to suppress trouble . |
| 22 | Laura seated herself on the bed and Rex gave her a good sniff . |
| 23 | De Lorenzo 's move follows a decision by his Liberal party to retract earlier threats to pull out of government unless Amato gave him public support . |
| 24 | I 'd like to ask you to er , read it through , and the application form that Jeff gave you yesterday , yes ? |
| 25 | While he deliberated , Murray continued : ‘ I had the letter because Richard gave it me to post , sir . |
| 26 | He was fading away ‘ like the old soldier in the ballad , an old soldier who tried to do his duty as God gave him the light to see that duty . ’ |
| 27 | Did Johnson know Anaitis , sometimes called Anahita , to be the name of a Persian and pan-European goddess associated with water , in the way that Sequanna gave her name to the river Seine ? |
| 28 | I might use some of that polythene , that thick polythene sheet that Derek gave me and do that round the bottom sheet . |
| 29 | so , so then Anita goes , no I go tell him to put it in a letter then , yeah , and he was gon na put it in a letter and then he changed his mind and he said he was gon na ask me after school , but then he did n't ask me after school and Kate gave him my phone number and then he phoned me |
| 30 | I was pleased to see his grin varnish when Mala gave him the vicious edge of her tongue for ignoring the Ardakkean request for discretion , causing the FedPol squad to visit Vadinamia . |