Example sentences of "[vb past] he [verb] [pers pn] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But hard as John Meaney tried he found it an uphill struggle against Hughes , who was firing on all cylinders , and his great ‘ cool ’ blessed with a wide repertoire of shots saw him a worthy winner 4–0 from seven frames . |
| 2 | So before we separated he gave me a working title for a song , and told me he wanted me to finish it by the next time he saw me . |
| 3 | She thought he gave her an intimate probing look as though he was thinking " does she know ? " |
| 4 | When our eyes met he gave me a frigid little smile . |
| 5 | How dared he called her an arrogant bitch ? |
| 6 | How dared he call her a silly , irresponsible … ? |
| 7 | While he waited he asked us a few basic and searching questions about our discovery . |