Example sentences of "[noun sg] gave he the " in BNC.
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| 1 | His blade lent him power beyond mortal reckoning ; the eternal flame gave him the strength to use it . |
| 2 | This seems to have been an important period for Williams , for his lecture programme gave him the opportunity to broaden his contacts . |
| 3 | And personal poetry gave him the icks He could n't |
| 4 | daft anyway and nine times out of ten you 've got to look at him and speak to him and that because he ca n't understand and er bloke gave him the verbal . |
| 5 | No give but his mark on his last test gave him the final average of fourteen marks for X plus two tests . |
| 6 | Saturday 's quintet gave him the remarkable tally of 15 wins from the 35 races run on the Flat in Ireland in 1992 . |
| 7 | His cheesecutter hat and Burberry overcoat gave him the look of a working class spiv . |
| 8 | Asked how much his relationship and sense of responsibility towards the rest of the band gave him the impetus to get his act together , there 's a long embarrassed silence . |
| 9 | This business gave him the time and money to pursue his hobby of microscopy to a highly professional level . |
| 10 | Harlow , however , hit back to square at 17-17 and after the pair had traded singles on the next two ends , a finishing burst of three singles for the Englishman gave him the title . |
| 11 | His accuracy and stinginess with runs made him almost without equal as a one-day bowler , for he could both contain and attack at the same time since the bounce he got from his great height and the control he had over the ball gave him the extra penetration that brought wickets . |
| 12 | A month later the king gave him the castle and manor of Sudeley ( Glos . ) . |
| 13 | A month later the king gave him the castle and manor of Sudeley ( Glos . ) . |
| 14 | Mayall 's mastery of technical detail and innovation optimized productivity , while the variety of mills under his control gave him the advantages of flexible specialization . |
| 15 | Handing Charles that seemingly harmless role gave him the chance to spend yet more time with the woman he still admired . |
| 16 | In addition his role as a member of the Commission gave him the personal opportunity to support the chaplains in their Ministry in the University parish . |
| 17 | The combination of a broad industrial experience and a close understanding of how the typical mineworker views life gave him the confidence to take on a responsibility which a less courageous man might well have ducked . |
| 18 | The artist gave him the nickname ‘ Salai ’ after a popular devil character . |
| 19 | Weston 's 1920 From Ritual to Romance gave him the tarot pack and backed up Frazer 's emphasis on links between sexuality and religion . |
| 20 | Endill 's whole body breathed a sigh of relief as the Headmaster gave him the letter . |
| 21 | Joining the army gave him the opportunity to play full time : ‘ I practised mostly all day , and in the evenings . |
| 22 | Her trembling gave him the impression of her own passion being fuelled , which in its turn led him on to further , and deeper caresses . |
| 23 | In addition , his setting out the poet 's connection with the primitive gave him the status of a societal elder , one who , lecturing in America , would pronounce on literature and society as Arnold had done less than fifty years before him . |
| 24 | His arrogance made him virile and masculine , his stubbornness gave him the character to administer his centuries-old responsibilities . |
| 25 | Being signed by Hampshire as replacement for Andy Roberts just a few months after his Test debut gave him the chance to impress Clive Lloyd in county matches and in 1982 he really came good with 134 wickets , the best season 's haul since the reduction in championship matches in 1969 . |
| 26 | It was held that the settlor had retained an interest in the accumulated income because the payments of income gave him the benefit of being able to withdraw his capital deposited at the bank . |
| 27 | A scheme set up by the Benevolent Fund gave him the chance to learn to fly . |
| 28 | Andy Cole 's U-turn gave him the space to shoot high into the net . |
| 29 | He was the kind of man who looked magnificent in any uniform ; Hollywood 's British Colony gave him the airs to match his looks . |
| 30 | His card message system gave him the freedom to go out alone and hail a taxi , showing the driver the appropriate card for the place he wanted to visit . |