Example sentences of "[noun] give [pron] such " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm very glad that my books give you such pleasure , ’ responded Melissa with total sincerity . |
| 2 | And why , when it has come to the crunch , have British governments of all political persuasions given it such unswerving support ? |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | But however low he is brought , the urgent forward and upward drive of the writing gives us such moments as stages on the way to eventual triumph . |
| 5 | All heads turned as his father gave him such a clip that he landed in the muddy , freshly dug grave behind him . |
| 6 | ‘ Your husband must be a very rich man to give you such a ring , ’ he said , turning it between his thumb and forefinger . |
| 7 | I was delighted that the people of Britain gave him such a marvellous reception . |
| 8 | The wireless and the cinema gave me such enjoyment that I decided I 'd become an actor , a film star . |
| 9 | The touch of his fingers gave her such pleasure , that , scowling , she coughed all the way back to the theatre . |
| 10 | Rarely has a film given me such a warm glow . |
| 11 | ( In Scotland the Crown at the moment does not have the power to appeal against sentences which it regards as too lenient , although moves are under way to give it such a right . ) |
| 12 | ‘ I early found that I had not the literary ability to give me such a place among English authors as I should have desired ; but I thought that I had an opportunity of gaining a knowledge of many of the distinguished men of the age , and that I might do some good by keeping a record of my interviews with them . ’ |
| 13 | Though teaching was so wretchedly paid , he was beginning to think that it was the only possible profession for him — passing on information to others gave him such profound pleasure . |
| 14 | Eh — ’ she laughed ’ — I remember , I put a headscarf over the lamp , and your Dad gave me such a telling off . |
| 15 | John Major had no real choice of date this time , but March and April gave him such a nail-biting experience that he will never again postpone an election until so near the terminal date . |
| 16 | I have n't thought of Victoria , whose sexual peccadilloes gave me such pain , for days . |
| 17 | ‘ What on earth gives you such a stupid idea ? ’ |
| 18 | Thereafter Anselm gave him such aid as he could against the despoilers of his see among the Norman barons who had recently penetrated into southern Wales as far as Pembroke . |
| 19 | My fire gives me such a fright . |