Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [pron] [verb] give [pers pn] " in BNC.

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1 When Derek got the run they all cheered and a reporter commented that they had given him a great welcome , but could not possibly have known the significance of the run .
2 He replied that he had given it verbally to a police sergeant , but that he must have forgotten about it .
3 I pumped one through today on something lost and it does give you an immediate link to , a written link .
4 Now he knew that he had given her what he had , and no one could give more .
5 The Queen commending his work , not only for the pains therein taken , said that nothing had given her so great delectation .
6 Who said that I had given thee up .
7 Several women friends of Waddell said that he had given them within days of the murder large sums of money ; and a barman to whom Waddell had given £1000 for safe keeping said Waddell had told him he had won a packet on the horses .
8 The talks were going very well and Smith said that he wanted to give us a holiday and take us to Victoria Falls in his plane .
9 I would have thought if she would have sat in the chair , I mean well she could n't go the week aha I do n't young enough yeah , about a month ago she just peed of somewhere and some , I do n't know , she 's alright , I said yes she 'll be alright , I said I 'm going to start cooking so she said I got to take these Heather , I said well they 'll travel better in there , your father said you know Jane he said if you 'd given her a hand
10 Waitress : ‘ He said if you start giving them apples without custard , where will it ever end ? ’
11 ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug .
12 Christine paused most meaningfully … ‘ she said as you had given it to her , sir .
13 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 .
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