Example sentences of "he gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ E asked me if I 'd go an' look for it , and 'e gave me a quid . |
| 2 | Deceiving him gave her a fierce pleasure and , as they strolled along by the waterline , with Ben splashing beside them through the shallows , she kept her hatred burning red-hot with a litany of her grievances , chanted over and over inside her head : ‘ He only pretended to like you ; he could n't care less about you ; he thinks you 're thick . |
| 3 | The two men who had stood behind him gave their names quickly , eagerly , anxious to avoid association . |
| 4 | The fact that she 'd remembered him gave him pleasure , even though she had evidently misheard what had been said . |
| 5 | The thought of the Marlborough boys ‘ discovering ’ him gave him obvious pleasure ; and whether or not he believed that the curriculum should include modern literature ( as Auden was later to say that it should not ) , he certainly believed , with his own youthful experience in mind , that the young should be enabled to explore new fields in the arts for themselves . |
| 6 | He was on his bike six kids jumped him and said give us your bike they , they took his bike off him gave him a hammering right on the nose , broke his nose . |
| 7 | And then he gave what Ramsey thought a startling answer to a question which to Ramsey was a crux . |
| 8 | In the debate on the Second Reading of the European Communities ( Amendment ) Bill , he gave what was in effect one of the best arguments against a single economic authority that I have heard in Parliament . |
| 9 | He gave her ten minutes . |
| 10 | He gave her chips which she ate with great deliberation . |
| 11 | then he gave her hair a muss . |
| 12 | He gave her directions and she agreed to meet him there . |
| 13 | She used to hug and kiss him when he gave her presents . |
| 14 | He gave her specialist child custody advice and helped her win legal aid for her court battle . |
| 15 | He gave her mouth-to-mouth resuscitation when she twice stopped breathing and turned blue . |
| 16 | She would get him the job , if he gave her money and clients . |
| 17 | And when the blackbird came , he gave him his beautiful song , and when the cow came , he gave her sharp horns and the strength to be afraid of no other creature . |
| 18 | Simon was merciful , he told her himself and he gave her time . |
| 19 | He gave her physical protection , but never showed her any affection again . |
| 20 | He gave her shoulders a squeeze . |
| 21 | He gave her precise directions , and made her repeat them . |
| 22 | He gave her hand an extra squeeze before releasing it . |
| 23 | He gave her food to eat , and watched her , while he quietly smoked a cigarette . |
| 24 | Whilst there , the Manager was so impressed by the superior service Rentokil offered that he gave her free tickets for ‘ Les Miserables ’ . |
| 25 | After that he greeted her like an old friend each morning ; she did n't mind , it was dull talking to Magnus who seldom listened , and he gave her protection from the intense political views of the Afghan 's owner . |
| 26 | He gave her two seconds and then the door opened wide and he stood , large and menacing , in the moonlit room . |
| 27 | He gave her fingers a brief squeeze , then released them and began drumming on the table . |
| 28 | He gave her dower-lands in the Amienois , near Corbie . |
| 29 | Erm erm they just went through it like that and then he gave her instructions on how to fly it as well , how to throw it |
| 30 | She turned and smiled at David , and he gave her arm an encouraging squeeze . |