Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] [vb past] give [pers pn] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't realise that she 'd given me the greatest gift of all . |
| 2 | Dad and I went in and Mr Vulcan explained that he wished to give me the harmonium and that there was a clean bed upstairs if we wanted it . |
| 3 | She approved of my taste and I 'd given her the right amount of money for the red coat which I st ill have n't worn . |
| 4 | ‘ I seem to remember that he never stopped talking and I had given him the cold fish eye . ’ |
| 5 | Erm now if I 'd given you the same thing and you 'd |
| 6 | That wonderful love they had shared and which had given her the precious gift of a son . |
| 7 | At this point the GP had felt that she could no longer help him , and she had given him the number of a marital counsellor . |
| 8 | ‘ And , if you 'd given me the chance to finish , you would also have heard me specify ‘ for the general collection ’ . |
| 9 | It would n't have surprised me if you 'd given me the boot there and then . |
| 10 | But next to the Dance Hall if we 'd given them the licence to ha turn the cinema into a Dance Hall , there was this little old boy who lived just the other side of the road , in an old cottage , and he was over eighty . |
| 11 | And if they did give you the sack you would be walked away to the army I expect . |
| 12 | Perhaps he thought that , and he 'd given me the slip . |
| 13 | He only mentioned his wife to tell me he 'd just bought her something new to wear and he tried to give me the impression his brother-in-law was something of a poor fish because he could n't make ends meet . ’ |
| 14 | Anna had explained , and it had given her the opportunity to describe details her daughter found miraculous . |
| 15 | He had held on to her hand as her flight was called , and it had given her the way out without tears . |
| 16 | If he had given me the £5000 , under the rules at the time I would have had to donate 15 per cent to the British Board — totally unfair in my view as I had had to find the sponsorship myself . |
| 17 | And she went away and produced that document after we 'd given her the brief . |
| 18 | But it was after he 'd given her the ring that the cracks had begun to appear in her façade . |
| 19 | But as she bent to give her the bowl , she lowered her voice , and whispered in Rosa 's ear , ‘ Be careful , you 're not a child any more , you must n't forget that . |
| 20 | When he had given her the keys and the egg , and had left her , she first put the egg away with great care , and then examined the house , and at last went into the forbidden room . |
| 21 | Staring blankly at the rubble , all that remained of the cottage , she tried to remember the exact words Leo had used when he 'd given her the cheque . |