Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] [noun pl] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I lay on my side , my shoulders and hips gave me particular trouble ; if I lay on my front , my back ached ; and if I lay on my back , the springs of the mattress dug into what little flesh I had left . |
| 2 | What is emphasized in their case is something very different : the support which their political constitution and generally speaking their customs and habits gave them in their drive towards world-rule . |
| 3 | We recruited a team of twenty-five young executives whose firms or colleagues gave them three weeks paid leave for the election campaign . |
| 4 | We needed to test our resources and Jets gave us that chance . ’ |
| 5 | Just looking at the gardens , sun terraces and hills gave me an appetite ! — Still that 's no problem at Tropicana … with a buffet style service you can help yourself to as much as you like . |
| 6 | The church 's provinces , dioceses and parishes gave it an extensive infrastructure , its carefully-ranked personnel and tiers of assemblies a hierarchy of control into which the king could tap . |
| 7 | His friends and colleagues gave him a cut glass sherry decanter and group pensions manager , , complemented this gift with matching sherry glasses . |
| 8 | His friends and colleagues gave him a memorable send off and presented him with binoculars ( for his bird watching ) , a leather writing case ( so that he can drop us a line from far off places ) and a couple of brandy glasses ( empty — unfortunately ) . |
| 9 | Anarchy was over and there now began the reign of one of the strongest kings ever to rule England , one whose territories and titles gave him authority over a great part of north-western Europe . |