Example sentences of "[coord] i gave [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Brenda , I adore it , it 's me all over so the bathroom I had endless trouble , as you know , with Shirley I had to buy stuff and Shirley came in and I gave her little presents of this and that and helped her with cooking meals for her she re-grouted practically my bath tiles and my en suite tiles because we thought water was going through the wall , and it was and then I had to replace the where you take the plug out in the bath , I forget what you call that , the trap |
| 2 | He did this with very little effort , and I gave him small wooden cubes so that he could make a cube to keep . |
| 3 | I apoligise for putting a long list of questions to the Minister , but I gave him advance notice and I hope that he will answer most of them . |
| 4 | A tinker accosted me in the bar , asking for a glass of brandy , but I gave him short shrift . |
| 5 | was going to say check it in the book but I gave you wrong one . |
| 6 | But I gave my genuine reason for returning earlier , which was the Arts Council 's monthly meeting , in which I was deeply interested and whose chairman I was at the time . |