Example sentences of "his [noun sg] and gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clive ran a hand through his hair and gave me his wide-boy grin . |
| 2 | Her hands stole up his chest , then to his shoulders , and finally she clasped them behind his neck and gave herself up to the pleasure of the kiss . |
| 3 | Gradually he removed his concentration and gave it to me . |
| 4 | When a boy arrived at Eton he was allocated to a " classical tutor " who oversaw his work and gave him special tuition . |
| 5 | He did n't go to Mass , but it was said that the priests came down to him once a month and heard his confession and gave him Holy Communion . |
| 6 | Having dismissed the Cabinet on Jan. 8 , the President on Jan. 21 , 1990 , reappointed the Prime Minister to his post and gave him the responsibility for bringing together a new ministerial team [ see p. 37174 ] , which was announced on Feb. 15 and sworn in on Feb. 17 [ see p. 37240 ] . |
| 7 | He blew his nose and gave his behind a scratch as we picked our way through the lush undergrowth . |
| 8 | Uncle Mick reached across his wife and gave him a heavy slap on the knee . |
| 9 | William smiled at his wife and gave her a large wink . |
| 10 | He turned his head and gave me a direct look . |
| 11 | The first gave him a degree of control over appointment to benefices in the Church ; the second referred certain cases to his court and gave him certain prerogative powers . |
| 12 | Mr. Occhi got into the taxi , took £1 out of his wallet and gave it to the appellant who then , the wallet being still open , took a further £6 out of it . |
| 13 | ‘ If she took her poor child back to his father and gave her husband a second chance , she would n't need money . ’ |
| 14 | He promptly re-employed Bobby as his assistant and gave him money in advance so that Hunt could , in turn , pay a nominal rent . |
| 15 | He searched in his pocket and gave her a box of England 's Glory . |
| 16 | And he took the medals out of his pocket and gave them to him . |
| 17 | When the sales were on , ‘ he 'd put his hand in his pocket and gave my mother sovereigns — ‘ Go and get them all something . ’ |
| 18 | He pulled a Marathon out of his pocket and gave it to Philip . |
| 19 | Lee took it out of his pocket and gave it to Philip . |
| 20 | He took some money from his pocket and gave it to the taxi driver . |
| 21 | Very slowly and carefully , Carl took it out of his pocket and gave it to him . |
| 22 | There was little delegation of authority , but Di Tella 's personal participation enhanced his authority and gave him considerable control . |
| 23 | While she was thus engaged Chignell had summoned the hotel doctor , who presently ushered her into his sanctum and gave her something to drink , which tasted horrible but made her feel much better . |
| 24 | He invested £60,000 in his obsession with a venture which broke his health and gave him only £12,000 back . |
| 25 | Between them they paid for his training and gave him his start in life . |
| 26 | Throughout the day the old woman bathed his arm and gave him cooling drinks that tasted , so it seemed in his fever , of wild water-mint , and thymy hillsides , and red rust . |
| 27 | He went to his mother and gave her a rare kiss . |
| 28 | He wrote a letter to his mother and gave it to Wilson . |
| 29 | Anyway , I came back into his office and gave him his coffee , and was just getting down to a long bout of conveyancing when the phone in our room rang . |
| 30 | Whereas George treated him as his brother and gave him everything he had . |