1.   He realised that it was improper for a police officer to accept gifts.

2.   In the elegant way of innocent men, he accepted his gift graciously.

3.   It was widely believed that middle and low-level government employees accepted gifts in return for favours.

4.   Please accept this gift as a small token of our appreciation.

5.   Sam accepted the gift on behalf of the school.

6.   She accepted her gift graciously.

7.   The government has banned public officials from accepting gifts from foreigners.

8.   The official reason was that I accepted a gift from a vendor, something which I was told violated company policy.

9.   They must ask her, she told them, to show that she accepted the gift by wearing it at once.