Example sentences of "that [pron] gave the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In cross-examination she agreed that she gave the police a statement and , when asked how many statements she gave , replied , ‘ I gave one statement to the investigating officer … the day after Paulette was murdered . ’ |
| 2 | This made me shudder but I was brought back to my own worries when I heard Mum demand that she gave the lump of coal back . |
| 3 | This so alarmed the Sicilians , who wanted nothing to do with a German prince , that they gave the throne to William 's illegitimate cousin , Tancred of Lecca , an ambitious man famed for his ugliness of both temper and physique . |
| 4 | Of course , we do n't know that they gave the police the same alibi , do we ? ’ |
| 5 | Huge stiffened but graceful garlands were hung from twenty-four tiny hooks set round the gallery parapet , and were constructed so cleverly that they gave the impression of winding around the gallery pillars . |
| 6 | The second reason is immigration , where we gained on balance about half a million people and they of course were mostly young , they had their families here , so that they gave the impression of having very high birthrates . |
| 7 | One of the things that he objected to about a tradition of painting that was governed by a scientific , single viewpoint system of perspective was that it gave the spectator an incomplete picture or idea about the subject . |
| 8 | The opposition parties argued , however , that it gave the government too many powers , particularly with regard to the allocation of frequencies and senior appointments . |
| 9 | I gather that the match was played at the new centre — little more than a new clay court being put down in an old car park and towering scaffolding stands then being erected around it , rising almost vertically so that it gave the impression of the fans literally hovering over the court . |
| 10 | Inside , the room was bathed in a chic and sickly light , so sickly and so chic that it gave the impression of being a chartreuse light ( chartreuse is this year 's chic colour ; its sickliness needs no introduction from me ) although it was in fact pink . |
| 11 | Yes Mr Chairman I 'm not clear erm about something that Mr Gordon said in his opening remarks that I 'd like clarified and that is that he gave the committee the impression that there were er certain of the of the partners that were accepting erm a lower specification in other words , omitting from the what is the British best if you like , erm certain items of of equipment in order to reduce cost of the aircraft , both in development stage and at the production stage , final cost of the aircraft , unit cost . |
| 12 | The other members began to find that he gave the faculty coherence and a sense of purpose . |
| 13 | Alternatively , the doctor may argue that he gave the pills to ease pain or for sleeping , and invite the court to believe him . |
| 14 | that he gave the names of two patients to journalists without first seeking their permission ; |
| 15 | Surere , presumably , had sent for him because he needed his help ; why was it , then , that he gave the impression of bestowing a favour ? |