Example sentences of "and [noun] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the end , Butterworth and Clibber gave their reluctant assent . |
| 2 | It found support in the professional and middle classes , and Treitschke gave it intellectual respectability . |
| 3 | Then Maeve hugged their surviving son , five-year-old John , and Garry gave him three loving kisses . |
| 4 | Anarchy was over and there now began the reign of one of the strongest kings ever to rule England , one whose territories and titles gave him authority over a great part of north-western Europe . |
| 5 | He opened the boomgate and Whitlock gave him a friendly wave as he drove past on his way to the visitors ' car park . |
| 6 | ‘ I came from a poor family in the countryside and communism gave me a chance for a better life . |
| 7 | Ana started to laugh and Mitch gave her a startled glance and then laughed ruefully too , giving her a hug . |
| 8 | When they submitted their paper and Fleischmann gave his first public presentation on 28 March it was this peak alone that was exhibited ; it is shown enlarged in Figure 7 with the number of counts in the vertical axis and the energy scale along the bottom . |
| 9 | The rescue helicopter still had n't arrived when we were fifteen miles from the coast and Warton gave me Blackpool 's frequency and wished me good day ’ . |
| 10 | It was a nice hat , and Marie gave it to me , so it 's extra special . |
| 11 | Laura seated herself on the bed and Rex gave her a good sniff . |
| 12 | By-employments such as basket-making , hemp-dressing and wild-fowling gave them additional security . |
| 13 | The green sweep of the wooded hills on Morven and Mull gave us an impression of verdant lushness after the naked rock and brown moors of the Outer Isles . |
| 14 | She says about herself and Medau : ‘ I think it was 1940 when Medau came my way — Molly , her mother and Edith came to a League of Health and Beauty group , and Molly gave us a Medau class . |
| 15 | Well that 's what I 'm saying , why do n't you use the money that Geoffrey and Jean gave you with al buy something and then you can write to them and tell them what you 've cos it 's a fortnight since your birthday , it 's time you 're writing to them they 'll think you 're a most ungrateful child if you do n't write and say thank you . |
| 16 | Danny 's eyelids were drooping as he sat in front of the warm fire and Nellie gave him a blinding look . |
| 17 | Controlling his own forces required more subtle tactics , for they could not be dismissed as " anti-Spain " and their part in his victory and elevation gave them a claim on his gratitude and on how post-war Spain would be shaped . |
| 18 | Gurder and Angalo gave it a critical look . |
| 19 | On 26th June , Pennethorne sent a long memorial to the Treasury explaining his position and his grievances , and Hall gave his version to the Treasury on 21st July . |
| 20 | I will love him , Lily , like this , ’ and Pen gave her a strangling hug so that she gasped and laughed and begged to be released . |
| 21 | Merging into that vast , sweeping seascape of sky , waves and sand gave her no sense of calm . |
| 22 | The fact that the transfer of property rights was only partial and conditional gave them the guarantee of security in old age , and the people involved in such transactions were not necessarily children or even relatives . |
| 23 | Lansdowne announced the changed policy at an Albert Hall rally on 14 November 1912 , and Law gave his support at Ashton-under-Lyne on 16 December . |
| 24 | He took out his wallet and Reynolds gave him the parcel . |
| 25 | Sikes and Nancy gave him no chance to escape and Oliver had no breath to call out for help . |
| 26 | I 'd spent most of it with the other two , one bad and the other indifferent , now I 'd come across a good one and fate gave us four years together , that 's all . |
| 27 | ‘ Being involved as a competitor , administrator , and coach gave me a unique insight into the world of top international sport . |
| 28 | In that taproom he decided to push the matter further and Catesby gave him his chance . |
| 29 | Such abilities and equipment gave them the opportunity to make the big evolutionary breakthrough which eventually lead to Homo sapiens . |
| 30 | Neither woman spoke and Alain gave them both a wry look before urging his mother further into the room . |