Example sentences of "provided [pers pn] [prep] an [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Japanese land forces enjoyed numerical superiority and better preparedness , which provided them with an initial advantage .
2 His detailed and systematic accumulation of electoral information provided him with an unsurpassed knowledge of constituencies and candidates and greatly contributed to the efficient Conservative organization which triumphed in 1841 .
3 The plebiscitary acclamation which could always be mobilized by Hitler provided him with an unassailable base of popularity , and as such offered the regime legitimation both within Germany and in the eyes of foreign powers , allowing the scope for further mobilization and a gathering momentum of Nazi policy .
4 The rebuilding of the town of Warwick after the fire presumably provided him with an initial opportunity , and he was later responsible for a further group of churches and other public buildings ; but the predominant element in his practice was the building of country houses for the midlands gentry .
5 When I saw my friend Bob Hope in some comedy or other at the age of six I provided him with an imaginary wife , who was called ‘ Nothing ’ .
6 Her investments provided her with an annual income of well over a million dollars , in addition to the trusts and investments left to her directly by her husband .
7 The Sandfords provided us with an elderly Amhara called Habta Mariam as cook .
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