Example sentences of "[noun] and [pron] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | One gave her a gold ring and one gave her a little dog . |
| 2 | His appearance in the Toyota World Match Play at Wentworth in October was his 17th in succession and it gave him the chance of winning the title for a record sixth time . |
| 3 | A wary look came into Johnny 's eyes and he gave her a quick glance of alarm . |
| 4 | Fortunately , it was easy to make a decision as Wayne Shelford was already at the club and he gave me an insight into what it was all about and what to expect . ’ |
| 5 | His mouth came gently to her neck and she gave herself again to the lion . |
| 6 | We sometimes drank small cups of China tea and he gave me colour prints of Chinese landscapes and mountain scenery at Christmas and the Chinese New Year . |
| 7 | Got on one tube and that broke down from the end of she 's at Liverpool Street then she had to go different end to Oxford Street , but she ended up in Charing Cross then she got on another tube line at Charing Cross and then that broke down , so she said it took hours , then she gave a taxi , had to get a taxi back to Oxford Street and , and from Oxford Street back to Waterloo and it 's four pound and he gave her a change for a tenner instead , and she gave him a twenty pound note but , you know she 's absolutely haggard , so I said it 's just as well she can have a cup of tea before she goes , I just told her briefly about that so , erm , Carla 's a bit late ai n't she ? |
| 8 | He was well placed in the cotton industry and it gave him a generous income ; therefore it had to take precedence , but the monotony of arriving at the same place at the same time every day now bored him as much as had the mechanical frenzy of the bobbins when he arrived . |
| 9 | His warm hands moved smoothly over her shoulders and he gave a short laugh . |
| 10 | Whatever personal problems she and Charles had were put to one side and they gave the people of Wales a visit to remember . |
| 11 | I remembered that German lad at er sat at side and I gave of one my gun buttons and he gave me this postcard . |
| 12 | Father immediately suggested that Jenny go and sit on his lap and he gave her a big cuddle . |
| 13 | They went over all , while they were doing this work and he gave us a sheet last week , we were doing all the questions this week and he went over all the questions with us ! |
| 14 | Like all the members of staff , Miss Smith was dedicated to her work and she gave us a fine start in life . |
| 15 | That 's happened , I could n't get any one year I took the triplets to the erm Goose Hill coffee morning in the Town Hall and I gave them all money for the tombola and one of them won a Creme Egg |
| 16 | She went on a school trip to a museum and we gave her our little camera which I could never use . |
| 17 | Howarth has got a string quartet going at the Lab and they gave a concert there . |
| 18 | Well I 'll never forget when we were younger , we had erm some Americans living across the road and they invited us er somehow I was in the kitchen , they were going to give me lunch and she gave me the most enormous |
| 19 | The Sheriff asked me the same question and I gave him the same answer as I have you . ’ |
| 20 | I phoned Alan and he gave me his love and support . |
| 21 | I had introduced Roose-Evans to Reggie and he gave James access to Joyce 's study and to all her unpublished material and letters . |
| 22 | We were all looking for some direction in our lives and they gave us that direction . |
| 23 | We were travelling in a convoy with ITN and they gave Sabira a lift . |
| 24 | You asked for Operation Cuckoo to be your personal responsibility and I gave it to you . |
| 25 | There was a slight delay as she read it and then her head slowly turned in my direction and she gave me the biggest grin I 'd ever seen . |
| 26 | Calcavecchia was again first out in the afternoon and he gave poor Meshiai no respite , scoring 66 to a 73 . |
| 27 | He gave us his story and we gave him ours . |
| 28 | I told her I 'd be in the Maple Leaf in Covent Garden until about nine , then down in Fulham and I gave her the address of the party and told her to ask for Louise . |
| 29 | Actually we did press him a bit and he gave the usual reasons . |
| 30 | What , it was ten P and you gave the man twenty P |