Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] gave [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 31 | After half an hour I was still waiting , so I gave him an experimental pull and the hook came back minus the barbel . |
| 32 | ‘ Well he needed a refill so I gave him a hand to push his hand cart into Berkeley last night . |
| 33 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 34 | That means he thought Maureen was his mother , so I gave him to her . |
| 35 | Brian needed to shit so I gave him a plastic bag and then left it in the bathroom . |
| 36 | He kept stealing Nigel 's food , so I gave him a bowl of his own every day . ’ |
| 37 | It seemed she expected an answer , so I gave it . |
| 38 | I thought that I was being stupid , so I gave it up . |
| 39 | There 's at least one track from all eight albums , and two tracks are from a live album , so I gave it to a wonderful guy called Jonathan Downs from the Fan Club , who knows an awful lot that I 'd forgotten myself , or never even knew ! |
| 40 | I glanced quickly at it but found it too difficult to understand , so I gave it back . |
| 41 | But there was not time to prepare this seminar , so I gave it myself , with one of my graduate students repeating my words . |
| 42 | ‘ But it was too much hard work and sacrifice , so I gave it up when I was sixteen . |
| 43 | but I persuaded him that it would melt while he had his drink and to put it in my bag and er it was lunchtime when we got home and we were going some I , I ca n't remember what we were doing afterwards so I gave it to his mother , I thought she could share it . |
| 44 | The militant , comprising four fields ( Kent , Scotland , South Wales and Yorkshire ) which consistently gave the strongest support to the strike call , although none gave it a majority at every ballot . |
| 45 | You were right , Bodo , saying to leave the matter alone — although you gave me a turn when you were so … so abrupt with the Sergeant . ’ |
| 46 | Despite her eccentricity and the fact that they could n't help laughing at her , the Girls would readily acknowledge that she gave them as much , if not more , affection than they had received from their own parents . |
| 47 | I thought that she gave them education to add to er , to the poor . |
| 48 | Oh , before that she gave him strict injunctions to be sure to kill Horrible or he would destroy them all , which was duly done . |
| 49 | ‘ She is n't important , never was important — except that she gave me a chance to get close to you again . ’ |
| 50 | She thinks it 's those gloves that she gave you , keeping you warm . ’ |
| 51 | Compared Janet NcCalman alledged charmer and being questioned as to her using of charms confessed that she used one charm for Causing Cows bull ( called eelis dhair ) which she practices by expressing some words over water and that she gave it particularly to one NcAbhrionid in Balulise . |
| 52 | Compared Janet NcCalman alledged charmer and being questioned as to her using of charms confessed that she used one charm for Causing Cows bull ( called eelis dhair ) which she practices by expressing some words over water and that she gave it particularly to one NcAbhrionid in Balulise . |
| 53 | No , not the stuff that you gave her anyway . |
| 54 | Did you want me so much that you gave them up ? ’ |
| 55 | I remember when I first met you at the house of terror ; what you gave me , all that you gave me . |
| 56 | Just not going away , even the tablets that you gave me , they was n't even taking it away , it , away like . |
| 57 | Not the answer that you gave me before . ’ |
| 58 | That functions also as a relative pronoun : It was pointed out that the situation was improving ( conjunction ) ; The book that you gave me is very interesting ( relative pronoun ) . |
| 59 | And I thought er and er I had wee tablets that you gave me a while ago , Brusdeximit |
| 60 | I suppose I should be flattered that you gave me an ‘ A ’ — though I 'd be better pleased if you thought enough of me to send my flowers in person , instead of by remote control . |