Example sentences of "his [noun sg] [conj] [pers pn] gave " in BNC.

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1 was just right , slid over his skin as he gave out
2 He gave us his story and we gave him ours .
3 Sliding her hands round to his flat stomach , she lightly ran her fingers through the hair arrowing down from his navel and he gave a long shudder .
4 Father immediately suggested that Jenny go and sit on his lap and he gave her a big cuddle .
5 This MacGregor he was to be a minister , and he was a well educated man but unfortunately he 'd made a mistake when he preached his sermon so he gave it up .
6 Such was his disillusionment that he gave up the practice of medicine for a while and supported himself and his growing family by undertaking translation work , at the same time pursuing his chemical and botanical studies .
7 Surely , do we know if we receive him and believe in his name and he gave us the power to become
8 This was McConnochie 's third success in his career and he gave a hint that there may be more to come in the Hennessy at Newbury on Saturday , saying : ‘ Gala 's Image should run well as long as the ground is not sticky . ’
9 He held out his hand and she gave it to him , watching him as he put it to his lips , her eyes fixed in an almost mesmerised stare .
10 He was quite capable of flattening everything in his path when he gave vent to one of his rare but terrifying fits of temper .
11 So Jigoro Kano , the founding father of modern judo , learned to his cost when he gave demonstrations in Japan and America .
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