Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | Why do you think I why do you think I gave you the fucking job eh ? |
| 2 | I had thousands , I mean I gave a load back cos I had loads of them . |
| 3 | No , I mean I gave them to her and she did n't |
| 4 | And I do n't where I got I gave him quite a good sermon which I thought was y know quite erm to try and help the situation and he said I 'd give them er my conditions . |
| 5 | ‘ But at the end of the day , I can look at myself in the mirror and say I gave 100 per cent . |
| 6 | ‘ I expect she gave you a good tea , ’ said my mother . |
| 7 | How many tapes has she gave you ? |
| 8 | Very occasionally his path crossed that of a couple walking home or a group of a young friends going up to the centre , and then the brief appraising glances they gave him left Zen feeling obscurely ill at ease , underlining as they did his lack of purpose or direction . |
| 9 | They say they gave considerable thought before making the decision which they hope will help the trade ride the current recession . |
| 10 | I know , I know , because as I say they gave a |
| 11 | ‘ And you did n't know he gave all her housekeeping money to the Druids — ‘ |
| 12 | Did you know he gave up what he wanted to do so that you could have material comforts ? ’ |
| 13 | When they divorced he gave her the house in a clean break settlement and paid twenty pounds a week maintenanace . |
| 14 | It was a funny advertisement , it did n't come right out and say it gave you abortions , it just promised to ‘ help ’ . |
| 15 | Critics of the organization say it gave away money indiscriminately , whilst its supporters maintain fiercely that all projects were minutely criticized for viability . |
| 16 | Was his vanity really so overpowering that he actually believed she gave a damn about him anyway ? |
| 17 | In a civil action at Wick Sheriff Court , Surria Amin is suing her brother-in-law , Mohammed Hafeez , for the return of money and jewels she says she gave him for safe-keeping pending settlement of her husband 's estate . |
| 18 | I am sure that you will give him the same affirmation and support you gave to me when I arrived . |
| 19 | We hope we gave something back in return . |
| 20 | The work and support they gave to the Enterprise Centre was greatly appreciated . |
| 21 | Things which had bewildered him were clear as crystal , problems which had daunted and defied him gave like locks opening to the right key . |
| 22 | The government did not accept fully these recommendations but as we have seen they gave councillors the choice between claiming an attendance allowance or financial loss allowance . |
| 23 | The real Mr Barnet , of course , is Fry himself , who says he gave himself more chance of being hit by a sniper 's bullet than getting his job back . |
| 24 | In passing it gave much diverting information . |
| 25 | IXI Corp in the US says it gave away some 500 copies of its Motif toolkit for Sun workstations during the recent SunSoft Inc developer 's conference . |
| 26 | He says it gave him time to put his feet up and relax . |
| 27 | but with her being ill it , she says it gave him another sense of duty that |
| 28 | Stephen liked even the back-room staff to wear uniform , believing it gave them a more professional look and approach . |
| 29 | So when he saw the 301 project it gave him the idea of using ultra-modern airframe and engine technology and aerodynamics to achieve the same magic numbers with a single turboprop instead of two kerosene-guzzling pure jets . |
| 30 | Oxydol won out , and the so-called soap opera that was used to sell it gave its name to a genre , massively reinforced by its wholesale adoption by television all over the world since the 1950s . |