Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun] [pers pn] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | In that state he gave it to the boy who set off on his half-mile walk . |
| 2 | ‘ But there 's something even weirder in that manuscript you gave me . |
| 3 | What was in that cake you gave me ? |
| 4 | In this way it gave the predator hope of an easy catch , something it could not resist . |
| 5 | Earlier in this chapter I gave some idea of the linguistic complexities of the Caribbean . |
| 6 | In old age he gave the impression of a scholarly recluse , with a snow-white beard , and mild blue eyes gazing benignly from behind spectacles . |
| 7 | When I went first he took one out there and he took it out clean , but this one here , in actual fact he gave me a stitch , and when the stitch was n't in you could see the tooth protruding a bit . |
| 8 | Traditionalist to the core , the Legion fully encouraged the romanticism of escape from ‘ real life ’ and forgetting , because in practical terms it gave them that much more control over their members . |
| 9 | In spare moments she gave Rachaela boxes of jewellery or coins to sort , unvaluable items often to be highly priced . |
| 10 | If my final sentence reassured him in any way he gave no sign , watching dead-faced as I injected 10 cc of Prontosil . |
| 11 | well I can understand that , yes well I , I , I , just say was n't going to rule on this and I 'm not in , not er convinced at the moment it would be appropriate to rule on it er as part of the er , in any judgment I gave , but it seemed to me quite important on reflection to , to hear the way what you were putting it |