Example sentences of "[noun] gave [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Marie gave me that hat — I do n't want it spoiled . |
| 2 | TBD gave me enough pens to make a significant impact on this year 's office stationery allocation ; they also gave me a useful laundry bag , as did Bertrams . |
| 3 | Now Delia Sutherland gave him proper attention . |
| 4 | This and his expression of heavy-lidded scepticism gave him more the appearance of an Old Etonian stockbroker than a policeman . |
| 5 | Eventually , though , they got their man , and the wait was worth it because the greatest vocal stylist in rock gave us two hours of inspired Gaelic mumbo-jumbo that was tough , joyful , sometimes sad , but ultimately fluid , festive and free , a celebration , a party for 1,800 delighted fans . |
| 6 | ( Jennifer Hornsby gave me this idea . ) |
| 7 | ‘ Blufton gave us some important details you did n't know , ’ Blanche continued . |
| 8 | We were taken into a small chapel and some Spanish border guards gave us hot coffee and bread . |
| 9 | Two avoidable goals gave them valid concern . |
| 10 | Ernest Thesiger gave me that silly corkscrew and I do n't know how to use it . |
| 11 | Another monster gave me some fruit to eat . |
| 12 | By-employments such as basket-making , hemp-dressing and wild-fowling gave them additional security . |
| 13 | It protected their backs , and protruding flanges gave them some cover on both sides . |
| 14 | But on my return to Salamanca Dana gave me strong support , a spiritual courage that entered our love and our poetry . |
| 15 | A report by the National Council of Public Morals on The Cinema ( 1917 ) had also scrutinised the problem , entertaining a wide variety of evidence — on such matters as the educational potential of the cinema , censorship and licensing , the molestation of children in picture palaces , and a clouded discussion of what was somewhat eerily called ‘ the moral dangers of darkness ’ — as well as some monosyllabic evidence from children themselves on whether the moving pictures gave them bad dreams . |
| 16 | The members walked to the ‘ handsome restaurant erected on the very summit of the Head ’ where Mr Burt gave them all lunch . |
| 17 | An American soldier gave us each a balloon and told us that the winner would be the one who could soonest burst the balloon by blowing it up beyond its stretching point . |
| 18 | The mayor Gallery was also there and both Freddy Mayor and Charles Gimpel gave me enormous support . |
| 19 | Alec Home gave him similar advice . |
| 20 | It cleaned up the European Car of the Year award for 1992 against some formidable competition , though only two out of the seven British judges gave it top ranking . |
| 21 | The works of his so-called ‘ pink ’ and ‘ blue ’ periods were being bought by important collectors , and the fact that an established dealer like Vollard was interested in his work gave him additional prestige . |
| 22 | Doone gave me another of his assessments . |
| 23 | The faint glow on the skyline gave him some guidance , but apart from that , he could n't tell whether he was moving towards the shore , or across the bay , or just circling endlessly . |
| 24 | De Lorenzo 's move follows a decision by his Liberal party to retract earlier threats to pull out of government unless Amato gave him public support . |
| 25 | I 'd spent most of it with the other two , one bad and the other indifferent , now I 'd come across a good one and fate gave us four years together , that 's all . |
| 26 | Do n't worry I 'll get this , Ray gave me some money , I 've got ten pounds so |
| 27 | ‘ I was fortunate in my choice of boat , and my equipment gave me little trouble . |
| 28 | But in 1976 , when Jean Darnall gave me this advice , I knew exactly what she meant and I knew that what she recommended was exactly what I wanted to do . |
| 29 | Mr Chan gave him one of his winning smiles . |
| 30 | The existing ordinance gave him enough power . |