Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [noun] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of what Eddie said , it 's possible that Angy gave it to Delia but if Eddie 's right , then it looks very much as if Delia — or someone else — took it . |
| 2 | I know five hundred and sixty was extra cos Stuart gave me two hundred short of a thousand . |
| 3 | A tangerine that Modigliani gave me — we were in front of a fruit-shop — and another that he gave to his wife : that is my last memory of them . ’ |
| 4 | Cos look what I 'm wearing , I 'm wearing what grand and grandpa gave me . |
| 5 | The fact that the transfer of property rights was only partial and conditional gave them the guarantee of security in old age , and the people involved in such transactions were not necessarily children or even relatives . |
| 6 | By-employments such as basket-making , hemp-dressing and wild-fowling gave them additional security . |
| 7 | On May 11th Mr Ryabov appeared to give his blessing to Mr Yeltsin 's plan , when he said ‘ it would be nice if parliament gave its blessing ’ to the constitution adopted by the constituent assembly . |
| 8 | It is significant that Buchan gave his middle-aged hero , the Glasgow grocer Dickson McCunn , a literary ancestry : . |
| 9 | Wise and Beagrie gave their movements speed and width and , once Newell had replaced the persevering but internationally inexperienced Wright , the attack gained a sharper cutting edge . |
| 10 | The courtroom fell silent as Dr gave his evidence . |