Example sentences of "[noun] gave [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 2 | The pose of the bald egg-shaped heads , the jointed arms stiffly flexed in a parody of benediction , the staring eyes and curved arrow-like lips gave them the hieratic look of a couple of painted deities . |
| 3 | But I have never forgotten advice that my research adviser gave me the first time that I was pursuing a dead end : ‘ It is important to recognise when to quit . ’ |
| 4 | Dennis gave me the vague smile of complicity that men exchange in lavatorial situations . |
| 5 | When asked which of all their various roles gave them the greatest satisfaction , 47% opted for being a mother , 22% simply being themselves , 15% being a partner/lover and just 10% being a working woman . |
| 6 | ‘ The brooch gave us the right clue — in fact it gave us two . |
| 7 | To her relief , she was back to full fitness in time for the British Stroke-Play at Southerness where a 78 and 77 carved out of near gale-force winds gave her the half-way lead . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Wickham gave him the withering look of a man whose junior reads too many detective stories . |
| 10 | It was such a desultory question that Ruth gave him the filthiest look she could muster . |
| 11 | Azharuddin gave him the three-fours-in-an-over treatment , driving all three off the back foot . |
| 12 | The thought of the delicious lunch gave me the extra boost I needed to reach the summit . |
| 13 | It was said that Gertrude gave him the final result . |
| 14 | After all , days before the invasion surprised President Bush , his ambassador , presumably not speaking just for herself , told Saddam in so many words that Washington gave him the green light on Kuwait . |
| 15 | No give but his mark on his last test gave him the final average of fourteen marks for X plus two tests . |
| 16 | Saturday 's quintet gave him the remarkable tally of 15 wins from the 35 races run on the Flat in Ireland in 1992 . |
| 17 | ‘ Royal Gait gave me the best day of my racing career at Cheltenham last March , ’ he added . |
| 18 | The panic attacks gave her the perfect excuse , as no blame could possibly be attributed to her . |
| 19 | He eventually came to Madeira where Zarco gave him the large area of fertile land around Madalena do Mar . |
| 20 | I was pleased to see his grin varnish when Mala gave him the vicious edge of her tongue for ignoring the Ardakkean request for discretion , causing the FedPol squad to visit Vadinamia . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Lorna gave him the intense , twinkling smile that had once agitated the hormones of millions in This Girl 's Army . |
| 23 | BORIS BECKER last night gave himself the perfect 25th birthday present , demolishing Jim Courier to become ATP world champion and end a disappointing year in triumph . |
| 24 | Unbeknown to all , though , Harry 's bird arrived in Lisbon in 1975 , where it 's Swiss owners gave it the wrong name a nom-de-plume if you like . |
| 25 | That 's west unless we 're off course , in which case it 's night ; the King gave me the same as you , the King gave you the same as me : the King never gave me the letter , the King gave you the letter , we do n't know what 's in the letter ; we take Hamlet to the English King , it depending on when we get there who he is , and we hand over the letter , which may or may not have something in it to keep us going , and if not , we are finished and at a loose end , if they have loose ends . |
| 26 | That 's west unless we 're off course , in which case it 's night ; the King gave me the same as you , the King gave you the same as me : the King never gave me the letter , the King gave you the letter , we do n't know what 's in the letter ; we take Hamlet to the English King , it depending on when we get there who he is , and we hand over the letter , which may or may not have something in it to keep us going , and if not , we are finished and at a loose end , if they have loose ends . |
| 27 | The Torygraph gave us the usual shite report of the game — it did however comment on the poor state of the pitch and also get Sgt Wilko to display his disgust on it 's current state . |
| 28 | The Torygraph gave us the usual shite report of the game — it did however comment on the poor state of the pitch and also get Sgt Wilko to display his disgust on it 's current state . |
| 29 | ‘ My sister Mary gave him the stable name ‘ Arthur ’ . |
| 30 | Well when that Joe and Annie got married Joe gave me the little purse with a threepenny bit in . |