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Example sentences of "the [noun pl] [pron] give [pers pn] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I therefore completed to his satisfaction all the forms he gave me , and I gave him a detailed written description of our proposal , and a revised working drawing showing greater detail , with both of which he seemed satisfied .
2	The solicitors who gave him the court order for them to release all the details on that .
3	I never ceased to be astounded by how quickly and thoroughly he absorbed the notes I gave him . ’
4	I mean I , see the tablets you gave him ?
5	Some features of that world are nowadays entirely inscrutable — notably , what it was in Frederic Lowndes 's self-effacing position on The Times which gave him and his wife access to a society of international aristocracy and even royalty , and to the inner circles of the cabinet , as well as the society of novelists and playwrights .
6	I agree with it and for the reasons he gives I would allow the appeal .
7	I agree with it and for the reasons he gives I would allow the appeal .
8	My Lords , I have had the advantage of reading in draft the speech of my noble and learned friend , Lord Templeman , and for the reasons he gives I , too , would allow the appeal and dismiss the plaintiffs ' action .
9	I agree with it and for the reasons he gives I , too , would allow the appeal .
10	I agree with it and for the reasons he gives I , too , would allow the appeal .
11	I have had the advantage of reading in draft the opinion of my noble and learned friend , Lord Templeman , and for the reasons he gives I , too , would allow the appeal .
12	It might be the authorities who give you permission but when it comes to the bit it 's the ordinary policeman who 's getting shot .
13	The rewards for those working in BP come in the quality of the opportunities it gives us for the future .
14	It was while she was reading one of the books they gave her — by a philosopher called Christ — the next day by the lamp-light that she suddenly realized what that gemmed necklace had said .
15	I only read a little in the books he gave me , picked up what I could .
16	Even under Edward 's guidance it proved difficult to feel my way into the texts he gave me to read .
17	Or , perhaps , it was in some way due to the directions we gave them ?
18	He stated : " Haughey had retained all but one of the tapes I gave him , and at no stage indicated disapproval of the action that had been taken . "
19	All the cassettes they gave us .
20	For instance , they gave us just two power lines per side on a huge concert stage , and just one spotlight , and that was all the lights they gave us , and they gave us half the PA .
21	And I 'll tell you what I find even more impressive : The figures you gave me accord exactly with Spackman 's .
22	The figures you gave us at the beginning I I seem to remember that you sell a lot more water abroad than in this country .
23	It has also been our our position of this County Council Chairman that we will never seek to impose a solution on St Albans , we felt that it 's our duty to highlight the problems we to give them our expertise er as part of the leading part of our Authorities Committee in this country .
24	Indeed , it was the Moors who gave him the title by which he is best known , a contraction of the Arabic sid-y , meaning ‘ my lord ’ .
25	‘ Are all the treatments we give them justified ?
26	They use the handouts you give them — but half the time they put some snide twist on the story .
27	See the towels she gave me the last time .
28	Among the gifts they gave her was a sun-lounger and garden table , flowers , pictures , an immaculately iced cake and taped of Irish music to remind her of her homeland .
29	Although every moment of the lovers ' experience is drenched in imagery , there is still a fine feeling of reality about the characters which gives them bone and muscle .
30	‘ Remember , ’ the Doctor said sternly , ‘ do n't touch anything unless you 're wearing the gloves I gave you . ’