Example sentences of "[noun] [noun sg] gave him [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it was a stroke of luck when a friend scrapping an old Volvo car gave him a complete system to fit to his tractor . |
| 2 | His regular drawing practice gave him a solid understanding of the structure of the human head and hands , and he is unique amongst 18th century British painters for his custom of making detailed preparatory drawings for his portraits . |
| 3 | We found him seated on a particularly high section of wall sketching the decoration of an inner chamber , and when I climbed up beside him I noticed his vantage point gave him a clear view of the Toyota . |
| 4 | Norman 's seven-birdie course record gave him a one-shot lead playing the 18th , but he should have known his chance had gone with Faldo having won two Augusta titles in extra time . |
| 5 | The Williams team gave him a quick change of tyres … but not quick enough to prevent Patrase and Senna fly past into the lead . |
| 6 | Lack of sleep , food bolted too quickly , the heat and the night jogging gave him a dark-eyed expression of endurance . |
| 7 | First a mix-up in the West Ham defence gave him a clear sight of goal , but Ludek Miklosko threw himself at Smillie 's feet to save . |
| 8 | His $95,000 runner-up cheque gave him a clear $25,000 margin over Greg Norman . |
| 9 | The overall four-match title , run on section points , went to Steve Cooper ( Anglers Choice ) for the second year as three wins plus a runner-up placing gave him an outstanding victory accruing 39 points from a maximum 40 . |
| 10 | A shrill bleep from the missile detection system gave him a brief forewarning that his aircraft was being scanned by radar tracking devices . |
| 11 | During the course of a week , his nursery teacher gave him a simple task once a day and noted the time he spent on this task . |
| 12 | The marquis 's voice had softened and for the first time Topaz gave him a wide smile . |
| 13 | Out on the pavement , an elderly woman with a small sausage dog gave him a filthy look . |