Example sentences of "[conj] [pron] gave [pron] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In I gave the book to him or I gave him the book , him would normally be considered thematic in FSP theory . |
| 2 | Or he gave them the impression that he wrestled , with limbs contorted , in the effort to seize hold of what truth could be found . |
| 3 | I went around being nice to children for a while , being a sort of modern Pied Piper , but I learnt that they 're a manipulative lot and crazy for money , literally crazy for it , so I gave them the elbow . |
| 4 | But Mary was out so I gave him the letter and began to tell him about the trouble at home . |
| 5 | ‘ So you gave him the key . |
| 6 | But anyway we , they must have been so impressed by the , the order that they got , that they gave us the agency for Galashiels and Selkirk for the Austin . |
| 7 | Their reaction was so encouraging that it gave me the strength to carry on . |
| 8 | Another experience was when he was praying before the crucifix in San Damiano and it seemed to him that it gave him the message , " Build my church " , which he immediately interpreted quite literally as , " Save this church from crumbling into ruins " . |
| 9 | Ricky was so furious with Perdita for deliberately sabotaging her scholarship that he gave her the sack . |
| 10 | I have looked after his books for forty years and that 's all I know , so he gave me the capital to start and here I am . ’ |
| 11 | Tom could see this so he gave me the key to his hotel room and told me to have a shower and put on some of his clothes . |
| 12 | Some , however , did receive Him and believed in Him ; so he gave them the right to become God 's children . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh , as usual , except- ’ She stopped and she turned to look at him , but she could n't make out his face in the darkness of the wood , so it gave her the courage to say , ‘ I 'm worried , Charlie . |
| 14 | I told her I 'd be in the Maple Leaf in Covent Garden until about nine , then down in Fulham and I gave her the address of the party and told her to ask for Louise . |
| 15 | When Victor and I gave them the slip at Victoria station they knew we were onto them . |
| 16 | If I was outside , she said she could telephone me every day for nothing , if I gave her the number of a phone box and arranged to be there for a certain time … |
| 17 | All he wants to do is to get his hand inside my blouse or up my skirt , but if I gave him the chance to do anything more he 'd be so scared he 'd wet his pants . ’ |
| 18 | He said of course he 'd do it if I gave him the phone number of the hospital . |
| 19 | What would you do if I gave you the jade ? |
| 20 | So the gradient gives you a mea If I gave you the gradient , if I said the gradient is one , what would the angle be ? |
| 21 | Earlier this year the mother of three , who counts Warren Beatty and George Hamilton among her former beaus , was quoted as saying : ‘ If someone gave me the cash I 'd have a facelift this minute . ’ |
| 22 | There are lots of ways to walk to Fort William if that 's what you fancy , except now one of them is littered with lots of wooden posts with painted thistles , and hundreds of people trudging about who never thought of walking to Fort William until someone gave them the West Highland Way guide book for their Christmas . |
| 23 | Now if we were looking at these the other way up right if somebody gave you the triangle |
| 24 | In the morning after their breakfast coffee , he stood silently and balefully near her until she gave him the fare to Dublin . |
| 25 | And I said I said so I told her the registration and she gave me the room number but she said . |
| 26 | But it 's so chancy that way uh and I do n't think either if you gave y'self the role or y'know , the title , say , of school counsellor or whatever that you … it would work . |
| 27 | Mr Koc said : ‘ If you gave me the whole of Istanbul I would not do anything like that . |
| 28 | Mr Koc said : ‘ If you gave me the whole of Istanbul I would not do anything like that . |
| 29 | A group of lads talked loudly and one gave me the eye |
| 30 | ‘ And they gave me the job . ’ |