Example sentences of "[verb] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other cottagers the teacher from Glasgow visited gave him a proof of their kindness ; they presented him with a large basin of milk : he took a drink of it , and would have left the remainder , but they signalled to him to drink it all , and the old man stood opposite the door to prevent his getting away till he was obliged , in answer to Gaelic gesticulations , to drink all the milk that was in the basin . |
| 2 | At this year 's Wimbledon , Henri Leconte and Gut Forget gave us a sneak preview of the Autumn ‘ Roland Garros ’ ensemble — a matching tracksuit , short , shirt and jersey in dominant white with a green double stripe running through . |
| 3 | A distinctive prominence was given to mathematics — not least because its value in astronomy , navigation , architecture , and surveying gave it particular relevance to those training for missionary work overseas , or to those preparing for high military or government service . |
| 4 | Our investigations of agency working indicated that the tight labour markets in which most agency workers operated gave them a high degree of de facto employment security , in the sense of a continuous stream of bookings , whatever their status in employment law [ see ChapterS ] . |
| 5 | The failure of the pope to pronounce on this matter until 798 meant a dangerous delay for Coenwulf and was probably a factor in his desire for an archbishopric at London , but the papal judgement when it came gave him a free hand and made London as an archiepiscopal see dispensable . |
| 6 | One of the girls my colleague interviewed gave us some information . |
| 7 | However , two of the disabled professionals firmly believed that being disabled gave them no additional insight into other people 's disabilities , and one congenitally disabled person said she had no special understanding of acquired disability . |
| 8 | ‘ I was struck by two things — the refusal of battered victims to give in to despair , those who could not speak gave me a thumbs up , and the insistence of sorrowing parents and girlfriends that ‘ we 'll never let them win ’ , ’ he said . |
| 9 | Simon liked to impress , and having a girlfriend who was considered to be a high achiever gave him extra kudos . |
| 10 | Someone in the village I imagine gave them use of a phone . ’ |
| 11 | If we designed a questionnaire to ask people what they did in their free time , how would we know whether the answers we received gave us a true picture of how they spend that time ; or a picture of what they will say to a researcher when they are asked the question ? |
| 12 | That intolerable woman , she thought bitterly , had managed to become president of the Tollemarche Downtown Community Centre by a majority of a single vote , and Mrs Frizzell had had to be content with the vice-presidency , which office she declared gave her all the work and none of the authority . |
| 13 | If you were in London erm you were called up give gave you gave you a white feather cos you were going in the army . . |
| 14 | Allowing the 1 cm of fish per 3.5 litres of water ( 1″ of fish to 2 imperial gallons ) rule to apply gave me room for five small fish . |
| 15 | Nail Magic ( £7.95 ) nail strengthener , which our tester claimed gave her better fingernails after only 14 days . |
| 16 | The world stockmarket hiccup of October 1987 pulled people up sharp and the malaise of the six years which followed gave plenty of time for reflection . |
| 17 | He had pulled on jeans but nothing else , and his shirtless state , bare feet and the fact that he had yet to shave gave him a vaguely disreputable appearance . |
| 18 | Good food , plenty of sleep , and the knowledge that she was really wanted and loved gave her face a serenity it had never had before . |
| 19 | The way Hilda talked gave me the idea they were all four fairly pally early on . ’ |
| 20 | One of the grotesque provisions it contained gave him the ‘ right ’ ( on whose authority — God Almighty 's ? ) to terminate his own life if he found his state unbearable . |
| 21 | The Chairman , Charles Holmes , Vice Chairman Frank Scott , Secratary John Potter , their wives and all the other members we met gave us an exceptionally warm welcome and instantly made us feel at home . |
| 22 | Something about the fact that this chap stammered gave me more confidence . |
| 23 | When Adam was about eight his father had told him masturbating gave you scurvy . |
| 24 | But your May issue gave me hope . |
| 25 | Whatever he did gave me pleasure . |
| 26 | They paid me expenses which was expenses to hospital and I think gave me about thirty pound for maternity clothing and that was it . |
| 27 | Lawrence I think gave his handkerchief to turned his nose up a little and stuffed it into his left pocket . |
| 28 | And the £33,789 he won gave him a profit of just £8,000 . |
| 29 | Winning gave him pleasure . |
| 30 | The day they told us we were to close gave us all a shock |