Example sentences of "[noun sg] and gave it [prep] " in BNC.

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1 I was wearing the King 's ring , but I took off my Rassendyll family ring and gave it to her .
2 Gradually he removed his concentration and gave it to me .
3 Out by the pool she found a girl who greeted her warmly and , delving into the recesses of her knapsack , brought out a box of nougat and gave it to her .
4 He bought the rock and gave it to me .
5 The elderly woman separated a skein of red silk from the bundle in her lap and gave it to her .
6 Now how would he feel if he contracted the virus from a freak accident at work and gave it to his wife and child just because we had failed to test him ? ’
7 He finished typing , took the paper from the machine and gave it to her .
8 He walked around the desk and gave it to Michael .
9 In 1987 , I founded by prestigious First Turkey of the Christmas Season award and gave it to the British banker who had lent ( and lost ) £500,000 to a penniless student for him to play stock market futures .
10 When the horn was robed she threaded back the leather of the necklace and gave it to Dreamer , who put it round his neck and tucked this frail memory of the broken boy into his furs .
11 I took out some money and gave it to him .
12 ‘ You mean , if you cut that picture up into four — which would be a distinctly pro-life act if you want my opinion and gave it to four different restorers , they 'd each stop at a different point ? ’
13 ‘ Karl Scholz bought most of the land and my father bought the house and the rest and gave it to me to run .
14 Mr. Occhi got into the taxi , took £1 out of his wallet and gave it to the appellant who then , the wallet being still open , took a further £6 out of it .
15 The witchdoctor poured some milky medicine from a large bottle into a spoon and gave it to me to drink .
16 Pius XII also blessed a rosary and gave it to him — when he returned to London , he placed it on his mantelpiece with other memorabilia .
17 [ I remembered this phrase and gave it to William Shakespeare .
18 Cameron folded the paper and gave it to James Menzies .
19 Martin lit another cigarette and gave it to her , silently .
20 He pulled a Marathon out of his pocket and gave it to Philip .
21 Lee took it out of his pocket and gave it to Philip .
22 He took a ten shilling note from his trouser pocket and gave it to Gloria .
23 He took some money from his pocket and gave it to the taxi driver .
24 Very slowly and carefully , Carl took it out of his pocket and gave it to him .
25 His Dad pulled the arrow off the door and gave it to him .
26 He refilled her glass and gave it to her .
27 Mrs Stych noted carefully all the ‘ day core ’ , as she called it , while she removed her coat and gave it to Mrs Murphy to hang up .
28 Elizabeth Mowbray poured a little wine into a silver cup and gave it to her .
29 Aileen Gillies was all brisk agreement as she wrapped up some food in a cloth and gave it to them while her husband busied himself with laying the fire .
30 She looked up , brows wrinkled in a frown , and he produced a typewritten report and gave it to her .
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