Example sentences of "[noun] [pron] gave " in BNC.
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1 | I never ceased to be astounded by how quickly and thoroughly he absorbed the notes I gave him . ’ |
2 | M. I gave you that book to read because I thought you would feel identified with him . |
3 | In March I gave the whole of the plot a dressing of blood , fish and bone fertiliser . |
4 | I carried mine , then I put it in my pocket and further along the route I gave it to someone in the crowd . ’ |
5 | After about an hour I gave up and retired to the Met Office , very much put out . |
6 | I mean , after all the shit I gave them they 've really stood by me and me girlfriend as well . |
7 | In some ways it is an improvement over yet older versions , sions , but I hope you realise that the information it encapsulates is much vaguer and less certain than the description I gave of what single cells can do . |
8 | Many of the most important and prominent proteins of the synaptic membrane are of the class known as glycoproteins , which , if the description I gave in Chapter 3 now seems a long way back , can best be summed up as molecules made in two parts ; an amino acid chain embedded in the membrane , to which is attached a further chain made of sugar molecules such as glucose , fucose and galactose , sticking out from the membrane into the extracellular space beyond . |
9 | But er of course I gave up that and went er when I went on to the council . |
10 | Of course I gave her an ‘ A ’ . |
11 | The rain was pelting him relentlessly and he may have been as well to have had no clothes at all for all the protection his gave him . |
12 | But I had to keep stopping to peer at the pages , so after a few attempts I gave up . |
13 | ‘ An' where 's the money I gave yer fer the pictures ? ’ he demanded . |
14 | But I said I am the money I gave him his first flying lesson , I paid for it , like I bought his first three cars . |
15 | I remember clearly one of the first times I gave a word of knowledge . |
16 | No matter where I wander I am haunted by your name The portrait of your beauty stays the same sailing on the ocean wondering where you are if you 'll return again where is the ring I gave to Nancy Spain … |
17 | I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave some moments ago . |
18 | I refer my honourable friends to the reply I gave some moments ago . |
19 | I refer my honourable friend to the reply I gave some moments ago . |
20 | I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave some moments ago . |
21 | I refer the honourable gentleman to the reply I gave some moments ago . |
22 | I refer my honourable friend to the reply I gave some moments ago . |
23 | He is still at sea with the silver I gave him to discover fresh treasure . |
24 | Yes it 's great , I mean in the first year lecture on Tuesday erm in the break I gave them in the middle of it the the corridor was like thick with tobacco smoke y'know you could hardly |
25 | Earlier in this chapter I gave some idea of the linguistic complexities of the Caribbean . |
26 | Let me give you the text of a talk I gave to the Bridport Women 's Institute , before the Scandal , and when Julian and I were still developing our blueprint for the world of the future . |
27 | In one of my books I gave more information than was needed to solve a particular problem . |
28 | Secondly , we are told that David I gave the town the muir in 1128 , whereas to the best of our knowledge he did nothing of the sort . |
29 | Gentlemen I gave my name , my rank , and my number some time ago , ' Steiner said . |
30 | At the third attempt I gave up and hailed a taxi . |