Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I said I was very interested and gave my credit card number as requested . ’ |
| 2 | I will return and tell Prince Rainbow that the lung 's guard were foolish and gave me such treatment as one might expect from a crowd of flea-bitten louts . " |
| 3 | He ‘ caught numerous examples , marked and gave them their liberty , in order to ascertain whether the individuals which were flying round the ship at nightfall , were the same that were similarly engaged at daylight in the morning after a night 's run of 120 miles , and which in nearly every instance proved to be the case . ’ |
| 4 | It worried him a bit , but it was n't here that he looked nervous and gave me reason to be concerned . |
| 5 | We never rested five minutes that he did not fall asleep and gave us a little nasal music , and which hindered me nothing so fully as I wished to have done . |
| 6 | Well , she her , her sleeping habits during the day change to afternoons , and , well today she 's been she had about two hours this afternoon , so if we did our normal and gave her tea at five o'clock , and send them up for a bath at half past six , there 's no way she 'd be asleep . |
| 7 | gave me a C yeah and said improved greatly from the last showed much better in his work and really trying hard and gave me a C. |
| 8 | But they said that it was a different matter over in the west , around Appleby way , where they generally paid more money but worked you very hard and gave you little meat . |
| 9 | Luke sat still and gave her her head , amazed that the more she warmed up , the faster she went , staggered by the distance she could carry his 190-pound bulk in the burning sun . |
| 10 | Mercer produced a key and gave it to me , explaining that I would come to a locked door . |
| 11 | But Stephen was very helpful and gave me a lot of encouragement . ’ |
| 12 | We knew he was hungry and gave him our leftovers . |
| 13 | Then the righteous will reply , ‘ Lord , when was it that we saw you hungry and fed you , or thirsty and gave you drink , a stranger and took you home , or naked and clothed you ? |
| 14 | Fortunately , from the point of view of the tsar , the Khan of Bukhara was pro-Russian and gave him the chance to threaten Khiva from the rear . |
| 15 | David had this little compartment and used to spend his whole time in a Japanese kimono with his guitar and a bottle of this horrible Reisling wine that was full of alkaline and gave you splitting headaches , but it was all there was . |
| 16 | ‘ He became … unwell and gave it up , the stage . |
| 17 | Those of Canon John 's professional musical friends who took part in the concert came from far and wide and gave their services as a gift to him in gratitude for being the leading light in all the musical ventures for the Third World while he was parish priest of St Joseph 's , Sale . |
| 18 | Charles turned abruptly round and gave his wife a withering look as reporters homed in on the pair . |
| 19 | Throwing her arms round George , she held him close and gave him a passionate kiss . |