Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | More than one in 10 are now on the dole but the green shoots of recovery are showing through which gave a welcome boost to prices . |
| 2 | During this time he became acquainted with John Ray , the great English naturalist , and Robert Boyle , the philosopher , both of whom gave help and encouragement to the young man . |
| 3 | A total of 2958 never smokers in 1988 were surveyed in 1990 , 2924 ( 99% ) of whom gave a valid response for smoking status . |
| 4 | Whereas academic philosophers with a vested interest in preserving the Aristotelian world-picture were united against Galileo , there was no such unanimity among his clerical contacts , some of whom gave constructive advice . |
| 5 | During the Exodus it was left behind , and became an equally revered treasure of the Pharaohs , one of whom gave it as part of his daughter 's dowry when she married a Celtic prince . |
| 6 | The two of them leapt out of the beached cockboat and strode up past the fishwives , some of whom gave him a " good day " but most of whom preserved a surly silence . |
| 7 | Sir Charles Groves conducted the English Sinfonia and the programme included cellist Robert Cohen and soloists Benjamin Luxon and Linda Fennie , all of whom gave their services free of charge . |
| 8 | Both of them gave out pert repartee in the traditional Mae West manner . |
| 9 | Assault Boats are , as their description implies , not for pleasurable pursuits , although the construction of 8,442 of them gave the craftsmen of Wolverton , skilled in the art of carriage building , an opportunity to employ their talents . |
| 10 | One of them gave me a basket she had made and when I lifted the lid there was a card with her name in Greek and English , and the words ‘ For You ’ … . |
| 11 | None of them gave him more than four . |
| 12 | Coloureds and Indians have tended to support the National Party — one estimate is that 60% of them gave it their backing in mid-1992 — because they saw it as a bulwark against black domination . |
| 13 | Although each of them gave greatly inflated estimates of their membership , reliable intelligence reports suggest that they were shoestring operations with minimal popular impact . |
| 14 | It also pointed out that all these proposals had a major weakness in that none of them gave consideration to the university sector , which because of its involvement in the provision and validation of teacher-training courses and because of the different , smaller scale of Welsh provision , made its contribution more critical . |
| 15 | She put her hands against their huge hard heads , and the warm power of them gave her confidence a strange boost . |
| 16 | However not all respondents were able to do so and a number of them gave figures for exports during their company 's financial year . |
| 17 | However , not all respondents were able to do so and a number of them gave figures for exports during their company 's financial year . |
| 18 | Most of them gave up right away , realising they had been caught in the jaws of a carefully laid trap . |
| 19 | It was ridiculous to pretend either of them gave a damn about columns and arches and treasures of the old world just now . |
| 20 | It 's just like , no two girls got expelled from my last school for drugs but I think they actually one of them gave it to the other one but they were both expelled . |
| 21 | And he had half of I gave him that banana desert . |
| 22 | As she 'd expected , that smug look of his gave way to a scowl . |
| 23 | The Home Secretary was acting under clause 13(4) of the Licence and Agreement between him and the BBC and section 29(3) of the Broadcasting Act 1981 both of which gave him power to give the broadcasting authorities notice in writing requiring them to refrain from broadcasting any specified matter or classes of matter . |
| 24 | The book of which gave him most satisfaction was William Neil 's One Volume Bible Commentary . |
| 25 | She was heard to pause before going into the bathroom , the latch of which gave its distinctive click . |
| 26 | Cauterets stands on either side of its Gave , with the older , more villagey quarter on the east bank and the newer , more upstanding parts on the west . |
| 27 | ‘ Which of you gave Sir Thomas his salad ? ’ he enquired casually . |
| 28 | Take the case of She gave him a piece of her mind . |
| 29 | Past members of who gave more than 25 years of service to the council may be considered for the title . |
| 30 | Though the lack of one gave her little comfort as she glanced at her arms and noticed the fresh red flea-bites of the night . |