Example sentences of "[noun sg] gave [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This and his expression of heavy-lidded scepticism gave him more the appearance of an Old Etonian stockbroker than a policeman . |
| 2 | A WOUNDED British woman told yesterday how her lover gave his own life to save her from death in the claws of a crazed grizzly bear . |
| 3 | Another monster gave me some fruit to eat . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | ‘ I was fortunate in my choice of boat , and my equipment gave me little trouble . |
| 7 | The existing ordinance gave him enough power . |
| 8 | At the end of the EFL training course I did in London , a British Council type gave us all a pep talk before we were packed off to Ankara or Kuala Lumpur . |
| 9 | It would have been less harrowing to have got the meeting over quickly ; on the other hand the delay while he awaited her return gave him more time to think and plan . |
| 10 | Neil Ewing , chairman of the school committee and one of the organisers of the evening gave his own account of the evening . |
| 11 | My choice of topic for this evening 's lecture gave me some cause for hesitation . |
| 12 | This tin of Day and Martins metal polish gave me some trepidation looking at the vast areas of iron ferrous . |
| 13 | The latter 's captaincy gave him some pleasant social summers at camps near Brighton but rather less desirable autumn duties elsewhere . |
| 14 | Elizabeth was brave and helped us ; her sweet smile gave us some happiness in the unhappy days after my mother 's death . |
| 15 | I like him in that jumper and my friend gave him that . |
| 16 | If a friend gave you this list of reasons why they could not love themselves , what would you say ? |
| 17 | At least she would be sale with Lovat and the knowledge gave him some comfort . |
| 18 | Workers looked to the national state , over which democracy gave them some influence , to protect them against the ravages of an unregulated world economy . |
| 19 | But if her astrologer gave her any warning , she 's not telling anyone . |
| 20 | The feel of his warm flesh under her finger gave her such an odd surge of panic that she retracted her hand as if she 'd been burnt . |
| 21 | In 1907 , however , the Bondholders had a great deal more at risk than in the 1960 's and the 2:1 arrangement gave them some protection and rights over their own investments and the Club 's destiny . |
| 22 | All heads turned as his father gave him such a clip that he landed in the muddy , freshly dug grave behind him . |
| 23 | ‘ Of course , I agreed to carry his bag like a shot , and the Irish golfer gave me some very basic instruction in my duties over a couple of pints of the dark stuff from his native land . |
| 24 | The centre gave me all the information I needed to get help . |
| 25 | The thought gave her another fillip of excitement — her first job for Focus Now , the new picture magazine Nick was editing — and it was a corker , she knew it in her bones . |
| 26 | She remembered what he had said about steering clear of married women , and she decided that they probably were n't , not that the thought gave her any pleasure . |
| 27 | ‘ The university gave me some nice dinners and said ‘ do n't worry about coming back to work . |
| 28 | I got here about half an hour ago , and your sister gave me some tea . ’ |
| 29 | The wireless and the cinema gave me such enjoyment that I decided I 'd become an actor , a film star . |
| 30 | That 's what I said to you , your dad when he did n't want to take Aspirins for his restrained back , and him , do n't believe in these drugs and I said look , if a monk gave you this he 'd , he 'd give you the bark of a birch tree , pound it up in a pestle and water and you 'd think it was magic and you 'd take it and you , relax your muscles , is that what it is ? , |