Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] the [noun sg] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was the Wester Hailes housing scheme in Edinburgh Pentlands that first gave me the notion that something was up . |
| 2 | My husband gave me the news that my father had died back in the village . |
| 3 | At the time she gave me the impression that she was enjoying the joke . |
| 4 | She gave me the impression that I was an utter bore ( which I probably was ) and something of a freak as well-I was not like my sisters . |
| 5 | And the recently discovered structure of atoms gave them the idea that they could make helium out of hydrogen . |
| 6 | Or he gave them the impression that he wrestled , with limbs contorted , in the effort to seize hold of what truth could be found . |
| 7 | ‘ Yes — no doubt she is — but what gave you the idea that I have such a plan in mind ? ’ |
| 8 | She told me how she wrote several letters to her home complaining of the punishment she was given and begging to be taken away but she received no reply until one day her brother paid her a visit and gave her the news that their parents were both dead . |
| 9 | Morris , the Gloucester left wing , did not move to cover Swift as he sprinted across again from the right wing , so Swift was left with such a clear overlap when Guscott and Fallon gave him the ball that he was able to score unopposed . |
| 10 | He was really upset about that , but Maastricht gave us the ability that we could ex have that in Britain on a majority decision . |
| 11 | Mum came in from the shops and gave us the news that , starting from September , we are to have 2 morning services . |
| 12 | Kay Evans also gave us the news that Kay Latto has re-married — and is now Mrs. Dan Maskell . |
| 13 | We were chatting away when nurse gave us the news that George VI had died , everything went quiet , we forgot our worries and thought of Elizabeth . |
| 14 | The Butcher gave us the impression that he was indeed talking about chunks of meat — sides of beef or lamb or perhaps great hams trussed up with string . |
| 15 | We read in the papers of continuous victories on all fronts , which gave us the impression that the war would be over soon . |
| 16 | I think there were one or two er new items of information that he had concerning Oxfordshire which he did n't realise before , and he certainly gave us the impression that he would er , er take these into account when assessing the share out to Oxfordshire . |