Example sentences of "i gave him [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I gave him a real dressing-down . ’ |
| 2 | I gave him a ridiculous list of things ( most of them I do n't want , but it 'll keep him busy ) to buy . |
| 3 | I gave him a good going-over , I can tell you . |
| 4 | That afternoon in the big , empty cinema , I gave him a private showing of the film , and there were many pictures of Danckwerts 's shipmates of thirty years earlier , including an interview I had had with his immediate superior , Captain Helmuth Giessler , the ship 's navigating officer , who told me of the secret preparations he had made for the midnight departure from Brest in February 1942 of the Scharnhorst , Gneisenau and Prinz Eugen on the eve of their audacious dash through the English Channel to Germany . |
| 5 | I gave him a final wave just before we turned into the approach road leading to the village . |
| 6 | I gave him a simple answer , the one that eventually became officially accepted . |
| 7 | I gave him a full deflection burst for good measure and then my ammunition ran out . |
| 8 | After that I got us on to less dangerous ground , and I gave him a few tit-bits of intelligence , which was probably what he 'd been after . |
| 9 | And erm we er I gave him a few tips on what to revise on |
| 10 | Yeah and it was really nice to see him , I gave him a massive hug . |
| 11 | At Glasgow Cross , near the famous steeple , I gave him a knowing wink , shook his hand , and advised him to go straight home ( as if he would do otherwise ) . |
| 12 | I gave him a surprised look . |
| 13 | John never knew who I was ; I gave him a false name . |
| 14 | ‘ I gave him a quick flash of my headlights and he immediately slammed on his brakes , ’ he said . |
| 15 | I gave him a hard look . |
| 16 | I gave him a hard look . |
| 17 | Often he was right , often I gave him a bad time for sticking his nose in . |
| 18 | I gave him a fair price for it , and I have let him carry on trading in smack . ’ |
| 19 | I gave him the standard treatment and told him to come back immediately if he did n't get better . ’ |
| 20 | I gave him the same answer I gave you . ’ |
| 21 | The Sheriff asked me the same question and I gave him the same answer as I have you . ’ |
| 22 | I gave him the bad news without preamble . |
| 23 | ( I gave him an icy look . |
| 24 | ‘ I gave him an even chance , of course . ’ |
| 25 | After half an hour I was still waiting , so I gave him an experimental pull and the hook came back minus the barbel . |