Example sentences of "[noun pl] gave [pers pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were taken into a small chapel and some Spanish border guards gave us hot coffee and bread . |
| 2 | Two avoidable goals gave them valid concern . |
| 3 | It protected their backs , and protruding flanges gave them some cover on both sides . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | If I lay on my side , my shoulders and hips gave me particular trouble ; if I lay on my front , my back ached ; and if I lay on my back , the springs of the mattress dug into what little flesh I had left . |
| 7 | Two films gave him temporary solvency and cast him straight into the seedier end of the youth market , the biker movies which were at the beginning of a craze that would last four or five years . |
| 8 | Results indicated that the ‘ houseplant group ’ lived significantly longer than a matched control group , perhaps simply because the plants gave them some extra purpose in life . |
| 9 | Once I had learnt to ride , the trick of balancing took me quite a while , that bike , over the next four years gave me enormous pleasure . |
| 10 | ‘ The gentleman before you complained that his lenses gave him double vision and headaches . |
| 11 | ‘ The gentleman before you complained his lenses gave him double vision and headaches . |
| 12 | We needed to test our resources and Jets gave us that chance . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ Those weekends gave us more problems than they solved , ’ Ryan conceded . |
| 14 | In reply , the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces gave me certain assurances . |
| 15 | Our morning walk along the cliffs gave us terrific views of the secluded white sand bays dotted along the coastline followed by a few hours on Pompièrre beach where the locals meet to picnic . |
| 16 | Inside the kitchen it was warm , and smiling Scandinavians gave him hot blankets and drinks to revive him . |
| 17 | Since the unforgivable primal sin was to be boring , the Victorians gave us intricate wrought-iron work , sculpted columns , mullioned windows , stained glass , mosaic floors , tiled maps , delicate portes cochères , exquisite stone tracery , clock-towers , crenellations , campaniles , wood-panelled booking halls , friezes , glass canopies , triumphal arches , balustrades , gables , chimneys , turrets , spires , drinking-fountains , ornate platform seats , coats of arms , baronial fireplaces , even majestic gentlemen 's conveniences in monumental marble or bold ironwork , a constant and unending source of delight in a craftsmanship at its most complex , painstaking , and delicate . |
| 18 | Nogai gave them fresh orders and sent them away again . |
| 19 | Peter Hardcastle of Ridgehill , Dartmouth , was taken to hospital after passing motorists gave him first aid . |
| 20 | Doctors gave him six months to live if he did n't quit drinking . |
| 21 | The doctors gave him two years to live . |
| 22 | When he was aged eleven , doctors gave him ten years to live . |
| 23 | Five and even ten years ago academic librarians were generally aware of the demands and problems of user education in their sector , and the research and development projects gave them little reason to change the fundamentals of their approach . |
| 24 | This was intended to be a temporary measure , but it was so successful that the Chinese authorities gave it formal recognition for the whole of Aglen 's term as inspector-general ( 1911–27 ) . |
| 25 | The media was not interested : the New York Times gave it two paragraphs ; Life and Look magazines turned down the excellent investigative article by Washington freelance journalist Seymour Hersh , and the big news organisations failed to follow up tips about the case . |
| 26 | Gardening and agricultural production , unlike trading , were safe from government intervention , and his mixture of activities gave him some security should his job or his shop come under threat . |
| 27 | Hot Shot 's monthly releases gave you 45 minutes of video excerpts of the latest computer games for only £5 . |
| 28 | A series of four wins gave them 12 more points at the most important time to guarantee not only the victory but a bonus for top scoring over the two legs of the match . |
| 29 | ‘ Those two scores gave me greater pleasure than my hundreds against Glamorgan and Lancashire . |
| 30 | Some of the men gave him curious looks because of the blood that had sheeted his right side . |