Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] gave they " in BNC.

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1 The city , he continues , was a ‘ sign of capital ’ ; it ‘ took up and eviscerated the varieties of social practice and gave them back with ventriloqual precision ’ .
2 The girl singer was in good voice by the pool , singing some sentimental Spanish favourites , with that wistful lilt that gave them their distinctive charm .
3 The residents complain to the city council that gave them the land — and discover that it has now designated the area as a garbage dump .
4 I hired a karaoke machine , went down the pub and gave 'em a few numbers ; ‘ Girl From Ipanema ’ , ‘ I Write The Songs ’ .
5 They began a long march back to Capel Curig with no hope of making closing time — when a touring couple took pity and gave them a lift straight to the pub .
6 Flaubert delighted in their presence and gave them money .
7 Eileen 's commanding officer took them to a room and gave them tea , and tried to explain to them that it was better for her to remain .
8 before he was married his employer pictures off the wall and gave them to him
9 The single median fins down the mid-line of their backs or undersides prevented them from spinning in the water and gave them a degree of stability , but none had paired lateral fins .
10 Philpott lowered the newspaper and gave them a wry smile .
11 Recently , TCS entered into an agreement with Lotus Development Corporation that gave them exclusive distribution rights for the whole range of Recently there was uproar in India following ‘ body shopping ’ by American software firms .
12 I wrote some letters on the train and gave them to my … servant to post .
13 And he took the medals out of his pocket and gave them to him .
14 Following Alfa 's declining interest in Grand Prix racing Nuvolari moved to Auto Union during the 1938 season and gave them victories in the Italian and British Grands Prix .
15 The will that gave them title had been written on a torn-out page of a 1938 diary , the only paper available when the family learnt of their imminent fate in the gas chamber .
16 The notion of asking ‘ circular questions ’ is a helpful way of developing these interactions , i.e. ‘ Mrs Smith , you had a similar experience to Mr White , how did you cope ? ’ , or ‘ You 've taken tranquillizers in the past and gave them up , what would you say to somebody like Mrs Jones ? ’
17 The police at Castlereagh allocated a cell to each man and gave them a good meal .
18 What else could lead researchers to test the ultimate laws of nature with machines bigger than the ancient state of Athens , or to seek to live in space , cast adrift from the world that gave them birth ?
19 As they approached , they could hear that he was whistling merrily as he walked and , upon seeing them , he raised a hand and gave them a frank open smile .
20 Death that gave them such a profound and lasting understanding of each other .
21 These advanced primates had large brains and eyes at the front of the face that gave them stereoscopic forward vision .
22 Irene slipped a few rich chocolates in a plastic bag and gave them to her daughter .
23 They took these from Father Christmas and gave them to the nurses , who gave them to the hospital children .
24 The British Medical Association was founded in 1832 and the Medical Registration Act of 1858 granted doctors a monopoly on the practice of medicine and gave them important powers of self-government .
25 ‘ You did n't take up a profession , you went into politics and gave them up again ? ’
26 He gathered his own men into a little bunch and gave them careful instructions .
27 Moreover , the pressure for regional aid was reduced by the effect of the export drive which stimulated even older industrial areas facing long-term decline and gave them the appearance of recovery .
28 When they returned to the centre Rachel and Nina applied light dressings to the scalds , then took the two ladies into the rest-room and gave them sweet tea to help them recover from shock .
29 Baldwin showed them some of the curiosities of the house and gave them tea in the Long Gallery , which lie described with more pride than accuracy as ‘ the finest room in England ’ .
30 A jolly young waiter with a Gloucestershire accent and the stars and stripes emblazoned on his apron lit the candle lamp on their table and gave them each a menu .
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