Example sentences of "[noun] gave him [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His big break came when a Rolling Stone critic gave him a rave write-up and major record companies fell over themselves in an attempt to be the first to sign this new blues sensation . |
| 2 | And Irina , although her speech remained ironic , scolding , teasing , her eyes gave him a welcome which stirred his heart . |
| 3 | The red-and-white skull-cap above the monkey eyes gave him the air of a performing chimpanzee . |
| 4 | His blade lent him power beyond mortal reckoning ; the eternal flame gave him the strength to use it . |
| 5 | Afterwards , the people of Haworth gave him a gold watch . |
| 6 | On a larger scale one might observe that his lifelong preoccupation with words gave him a kind of sensitivity to them , even if it was an unorthodox one ; and further that it is strange that a myth should so make its way if enshrined and embodied in words as inappropriate as critics have made out . |
| 7 | The soft lines of the sweatshirt that moulded the broad shoulders gave him an air of easy , masculine power , and the blue almost exactly matched the blue of his eyes . |
| 8 | Then a businessman asked whether he should buy this and that stock his broker had recommended on the sly , and — after a moment of concentration — Kruger gave him the word to hold off , presumably making a mental note to sweep the market himself . |
| 9 | He wore no tie , but the effect of his neat sleeked-back hair and thick-framed spectacles gave him the look of a rather stern and learned professor . |
| 10 | Like Wilson , Nixon believed that his national mandate gave him a legitimacy that the legislature lacked , a body that was , ‘ cumbersome , undisciplined , isolationist , fiscally irresponsible , overly vulnerable to pressures from organized minorities , and too dominated by the media ’ . |
| 11 | The imp gave him a kind but pitying look . |
| 12 | Schellenberg gave him a cigarette . |
| 13 | This seems to have been an important period for Williams , for his lecture programme gave him the opportunity to broaden his contacts . |
| 14 | Benedict settled his own needs and the lawyer gave him a draft on Lady Merchiston 's bankers . |
| 15 | Cotton gave him a glare , and stalked out . |
| 16 | It was at last year 's parade that Elham gave him the idea when she said : ‘ I wish I could enjoy what I am experiencing here , but back in my mind there are too many innocent children left with no hopes and no future . |
| 17 | Ginny gave him the address and phone number of her office , and arranged to meet him there at 12.45 . |
| 18 | Mungo noticed that his window gave him a view of the field and the edge of the forest . |
| 19 | The specialist gave him a series of injections which did n't exactly help him feel happy . |
| 20 | The poor sod does n't like it , but the boss gave him no choice . |
| 21 | And personal poetry gave him the icks He could n't |
| 22 | He took out his wallet and Reynolds gave him the parcel . |
| 23 | Maggie May gave him a hand-job . |
| 24 | Sikes and Nancy gave him no chance to escape and Oliver had no breath to call out for help . |
| 25 | An office cleaner went on a betting spree after a TSB error gave him a £10,000 bank overdraft , Liverpool Crown Court was told yesterday . |
| 26 | Lorton was relieved that the clutch gave him no trouble : the wound in his leg had been designed to scare him , not to incapacitate him . |
| 27 | Story-tellers gave him the title The Blessed , in reference to his many artistic talents , for Bran was a gifted harpist and poet . |
| 28 | The fact that he was black and a Tory gave him a value out of proportion to his contribution to the local Party , so he was frequently trotted out at functions , and encouraged to ask questions of visiting speakers . |
| 29 | Ruth gave him a hug and kissed him on the cheek . |
| 30 | ( Act 1 scene 3 ) And , only three lines after this , the theme of belief in the power of evil is shown by Macbeth when he says that the witches gave him the Thanehood when it was actually the king . |