Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] give [pron] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ My sons gave it to me . |
2 | I had to do private and public penance , take a solemn vow that , after I was ordained , I would accept whatever duties my superiors gave me . ’ |
3 | ‘ I 'm very glad that my books give you such pleasure , ’ responded Melissa with total sincerity . |
4 | But the fact that you were a close and dear friend to my parents gives us a close bond , nevertheless . |
5 | As no temporary accommodation could be found for him in Štanjel my parents gave him a room in our house ; his family joined him there when we left . |
6 | ‘ My parents gave me it on my twenty first . ’ |
7 | I met Franklin in 1934 when my parents gave me a trip to England ; we became engaged in 1936 and were married in 1939 . |
8 | ‘ I did n't buy it , my parents gave it to me , when they changed it . ’ |
9 | So in the end we got a mortgage from a building society , and my parents gave us the money to do it up . |
10 | At I prepared to return to Britain , several of my relatives gave me copies of their identity cards , the deed for their houses and even the ownership documents for their property . |
11 | ‘ I wish my dreams gave me as much pleasure . ’ |
12 | The thought of soiled nappies and vomit on my clothes gives me the horrors . |
13 | But my classmates gave me the nickname Einstein , so presumably they saw signs of something better . |
14 | Another , who works in a uniform all day , said how important her earrings were , and the short dreadlocks under her hat ; how she felt they were making a statement for her , something like : you may think I 'm an ordinary , boring nurse , but my hair and my earrings give you the clues ; this is what I 'm like out of my uniform , I 'm different , I 'm me . |
15 | ‘ We must beware lest unscrupulous people exploit these areas of misunderstanding and divert our attention from the really important task , which is our common defence of the kind of freedoms we hold so dear : the freedoms for which this noble university so proudly stands and for which so many of its sons gave their lives in foreign fields . ’ |
16 | ‘ If they do n't drive , then they ask their husbands to give them a lift . |
17 | Her eyes darted back to his and she studied him before parting her lips to give him his answer . |
18 | And Irina , although her speech remained ironic , scolding , teasing , her eyes gave him a welcome which stirred his heart . |
19 | Upon closer inspection , only her eyes give her away , quick with the flicker of paranoia , scanning the room like marbles . |
20 | She cast a swift , assessing look over Shannon , her eyes giving nothing away . |
21 | A single full description and a full set of potential risks for each section was thus produced with a note of which subjects gave which information . |
22 | Now , I do n't want their niggers giving our niggers any funny ideas . ’ |
23 | A degenerate male voice exhorted its hearers to give it love or let it die in peace . |
24 | Runners are more conservative , instead of their heads they look to their shoes to give them the competitive edge . |
25 | He persuaded her parents to give her in marriage to a friend of his and by constant threats and ill-treatment she was forced to consent . |
26 | I do n't think her parents gave her much very much freedom . |
27 | This passage from her writings gives us a sense of proportion about our joy through suffering : |
28 | The spiny anteater , too , has a long pointed snout , but its spines give it a superficial resemblance to a hedgehog rather than to another typical anteater . |
29 | Ponies tacked up in the pony lines yawned with boredom as their owners gave them a last polish . |
30 | She formed a instinctive rapport with many patients , her efforts giving her a real sense of achievement . |