Example sentences of "and gave the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Llewellyn was a quick thinker , and gave the Masonic sign of distress on the faint chance that the trooper was also a member of the order . |
| 2 | He was elected FRS in 1892 and gave the Croonian lecture in 1896 . |
| 3 | He had big banks of lights and speakers on either side of his console with some lower-level relays here in the ballroom ; he 'd been running some smoke and dry ice earlier , and some of it still hung in the air and gave the lighted area beyond the doorways the effect of some offworld film set . |
| 4 | He was at his most stubborn , and gave the predictable answers to the obvious questions . |
| 5 | For safety , I dismantled the link to Kirov and gave the final go-ahead . |
| 6 | Sanchez collected the winnings , pushed half the roll into his shirt and gave the other half back . |
| 7 | One lawyer cited one of the first such cases to be heard in Scotland : ‘ At one point the tribunal took the case by the scruff of the neck and told the claimants to put in their claim within 14 days and gave the other side the same amount of time for their defences . |
| 8 | She felt her face beginning to get hot as two women passed by and gave the two of them a casual glance . |
| 9 | She beckoned the Daughter forward with her razorfingered glove , and gave the traditional high-pitched ‘ pomp giggle . |
| 10 | This lasted on and off , for a hundred years and gave the Korean church over 10,000 martyrs . |
| 11 | Pacem in Terris summed up Pope John 's magisterium , and gave the age-old term a new meaning . |
| 12 | In his covering letter he mentioned yet another title and gave the Wagnerian aspect an unexpected prominence : " I have written a pamphlet … which is to have the title " Music and Tragedy " , and I am sending you the beginning of it in manuscript . |
| 13 | The plaintiff guard saw the defendant on the outside of the train and gave the incorrect signal to the driver . |
| 14 | Hopes of getting an inquiry appear to have been dashed in 1979 when Britain offered its £100 million and gave the Sri-Lankan government the confidence to sweep aside any objections . |
| 15 | and gave the best fucking he could : if a man does not do this , a young woman 's love will disappear when he has her , and he will not find ecstasy with her : for a young woman , properly brought up , wants to be fucked often . |
| 16 | Matilda started to go with them , but as she passed Miss Honey she paused and her twinkling eyes met the teacher 's eyes and Miss Honey ran forward and gave the tiny child a great big hug and a kiss . |
| 17 | He raised the tip of the rod , and gave the slightest flick of his wrist , swinging the line in a smooth curve out over the water . |
| 18 | Under King Charles II Bishop Cosin turned the hall into a chapel after the dilapidations of the Commonwealth general , and gave the medieval windows a clerestory . |
| 19 | Meeting platforms were festooned with a plethora of union jacks and members wore badges and gave the Italian fascist salute . |
| 20 | Light from the bathroom filled the area with pale shadows and gave the damaged patches in the mirror an eerie silvery glow . |
| 21 | " Now , my good friend — fly ! " shouted Bower-bird , and gave the heavy body a hard push . |
| 22 | He paused , scanned her face , the huge green eyes and fragile bone-structure devoid of any make-up , and gave the baggy shirt and cotton trousers another look . |
| 23 | Berdichev smiled tightly and gave the barest of nods in response to Clarac 's respectful bow . |
| 24 | ‘ So you pushed her out of the car and gave the whole game away ? ’ |
| 25 | looked around and said well he said looked at me said er well cos he was just about to g throw a wobbly and say , well surely the sales department should be dealing with this , should be should be giving him the information and he he just turned round and gave the aforementioned quote and I just sort of went yes it is . |
| 26 | Edouard took him on a tour of the stables ; he showed him the tack-room ; he introduced him to the horses , and gave the little boy lumps of sugar to give them . |
| 27 | He bent his head down and gave the little hedgehog a big wet lick right on the nose . |
| 28 | Khrushchev lavished banquets , ballets and banter on him and took him tobogganing — then , with mysterious abruptness , withdrew his favours and gave the British a public drubbing over the Suez adventure and the Berlin question , where he was demanding the evacuation of allied troops . |
| 29 | Different people at different times and in different places , over a period of five years , displayed the same interest in the past , and ( within acceptable degrees of variation ) gave the same account of incidents and conditions , and gave the same weight to it in their explanations of their actions . |
| 30 | Nevertheless , the French performed a volte-face worthy of their government 's foreign policy habits , and gave the cardiac arrest generation nouvelle cuisine , or cuisine minceur and then cuisine naturelle , as it quickly became when the first fanatical asceticism mellowed . |