Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] gave [pron] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His cheesecutter hat and Burberry overcoat gave him the look of a working class spiv . |
| 2 | The silver pince-nez gave him the air of a rather unpleasant schoolmaster . |
| 3 | He and another left-hander , the more dashing 21-year-old Robert Samuels , provided Jamaica with the batting stability they have so often lacked and captain Courtney Walsh gave them the bowling penetration with a tournament record 36 wickets at 11.30 each that combined to regain the Cup for Jamaica from Barbados , their third success in the last five seasons . |
| 4 | Being signed by Hampshire as replacement for Andy Roberts just a few months after his Test debut gave him the chance to impress Clive Lloyd in county matches and in 1982 he really came good with 134 wickets , the best season 's haul since the reduction in championship matches in 1969 . |
| 5 | Thanks to her appealing appearance the Philadelphia audience gave her the benefit of the doubt and listened . |
| 6 | Sister Marcus gave us the report with her sleeves rolled up . |
| 7 | This seems to have been an important period for Williams , for his lecture programme gave him the opportunity to broaden his contacts . |
| 8 | She was gon na kill me 'cos Sister Rosario gave her the ruler for pulling me plaits . |
| 9 | He paid his rent , and Mr Carnford gave him the name of an old servant to look after him . |
| 10 | When Sid Boyling gave us the light and waved us on , I read my brief prepared introduction and Mr Murray began : ‘ My friends , I speak to you from Melachusetuck , the old Indian name for Moose Jaw , and it is my pleasure to visit the studios of CHAB , your own community station , which your loyal support and encouragement over the years has made possible . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes — bred from a mare Burun gave me the year we fought the Alan . |
| 12 | Jo Spence gave us the courage to open our own family albums , to remember the past , to acknowledge both the pleasure and the pain , and to celebrate the sublime , scruffy , misunderstood mystery of growing up female . |
| 13 | Her research on Artemesia continued and having her idea for this play excepted by Soho Poly 's Blueprint young writers programme gave her the chance to take the play into its performance phase by Workstage |
| 14 | Dot said , ‘ Mrs Hollidaye gave me the money for a cab . ’ |
| 15 | Derek Ferguson gave him the ball and the striker swung in a low cross which invited a diving header . |
| 16 | ‘ I used to do a lot of home brewing and going round beer festivals gave me the idea of doing it for a living . |
| 17 | New boy , Brian Marwood gave them the lead ; his first goal for the club and it could n't have come at a better time . |
| 18 | With a two goal lead from the first leg the pressure was off Swindon for once last night as they tackled Wolves at Molineux … and when Nicky Summerbee gave them the lead they could afford to sit back and cruise to the third rounds … |
| 19 | Writer Brian Clark gave me the persona of a middle-class , middle-aged professional with a wife problem and for a time it became my trademark . |
| 20 | St John gave them the letter to read , and then they all looked at each other , smiling rather tiredly . |
| 21 | The combination of a broad industrial experience and a close understanding of how the typical mineworker views life gave him the confidence to take on a responsibility which a less courageous man might well have ducked . |
| 22 | PC Bill Cotton gave her the kiss of life as soon as she was pulled on deck . |
| 23 | His card message system gave him the freedom to go out alone and hail a taxi , showing the driver the appropriate card for the place he wanted to visit . |
| 24 | But no amount of reading from the prayer book gave me the comfort I sought . |
| 25 | Her position as secretary of the Medieval Circle 's East Midland branch gave her the lion 's share of the organisation for conventions such as these , a situation in which Anthea thrived . |
| 26 | The red-and-white skull-cap above the monkey eyes gave him the air of a performing chimpanzee . |
| 27 | When I insisted on more information Wendy gave me the address of a flat in Copenhagen where they 'd stayed — the three girls , this Svend and two other boys . |
| 28 | The advent of the Arbortech Carving Competition at the 1990 Woodworker Show gave me the idea of putting the tool to some good use . |
| 29 | ‘ As a newcomer to AEA the Strategic Options Exercise gave me the chance to focus on some fundamental issues about the way we manage our activities , ’ he told AEA Times . |
| 30 | Marx was wrong , it is now claimed , when he asserted that the steam engine gave us the capitalist . |