Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] [noun] gave he " in BNC.

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1 My sister Mary gave him the stable name ‘ Arthur ’ .
2 Being signed by Hampshire as replacement for Andy Roberts just a few months after his Test debut gave him the chance to impress Clive Lloyd in county matches and in 1982 he really came good with 134 wickets , the best season 's haul since the reduction in championship matches in 1969 .
3 We found him seated on a particularly high section of wall sketching the decoration of an inner chamber , and when I climbed up beside him I noticed his vantage point gave him a clear view of the Toyota .
4 This seems to have been an important period for Williams , for his lecture programme gave him the opportunity to broaden his contacts .
5 His celebrity status gave him access to the Hollywood highs — and lows .
6 Sometimes his Spidergob mates gave him a bit of a skragging on account of it ; not like what you 'd skrag a Mad Dog or a Scarface , if you ever got the chance , ‘ course .
7 During the course of a week , his nursery teacher gave him a simple task once a day and noted the time he spent on this task .
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