Example sentences of "[adv] gave [pers pn] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I guessed , ’ he replied , and suddenly gave her a lop-sided grin — and all at once Leith discovered she was feeling most unexpectedly lighthearted . |
| 2 | Mr Steel merely gave him a black labrador puppy . |
| 3 | Fear of being ousted from Edward 's entourage by the king 's Poitevin half-brothers perhaps gave him a personal interest in the political upheaval of 1258 , which began with the half-brothers ' expulsion from England . |
| 4 | I only gave him that much , I only gave him a tiny drop to take , I said it 's medicinal really like my Brandy Port . |
| 5 | How does he know the plate price is high , he did n't make that quite , when I only gave him a total price |
| 6 | seeing it not as a game between two teams but between his team and the opposition , a position which not only gave him a particular involvement , but also particular rights of commentary and criticism on the team , the management and the club . |
| 7 | This obviously gave it a competitive advantage . |
| 8 | Terry eagerly gave me the whole picture ; he seemed to know enough about Pyke to write his biography . |
| 9 | The melodrama of it appealed to her sense of the ridiculous , and she hastily stifled a laugh as a youth passing inside gave her an odd look . |
| 10 | People generally gave him a wide berth because of the smell he carried with him . |
| 11 | When the hon. Gentleman finally gave me a straight commitment across the Dispatch Box to abolish GP fund holding , I told him that he delivered the support of the majority of GPs by doing so . |
| 12 | I think about it a hell of a lot you know , not with morbid fascination but because everything that I went through gave me an inner strength and I am frightened to lose it . |
| 13 | So I just gave them the statutory amount per tape |
| 14 | Yes , I know they just gave me a little walk on part . |
| 15 | . I just gave him a quick brush tonight . |
| 16 | Oh it just gave us a nice thing saying I 've fixed your mouse , thank you very much . |
| 17 | I am sure they thought that if they just gave us a token punishment , then the whole thing would all be forgotten . |
| 18 | The easiest part of the scheme was the raising of the six companies of 70–110 men each , increased in 1739 to ten , and as a concession to national sentiment the new units were allowed to wear the kilt ; its dark tartan , of blue , green and black , soon gave them a distinctive name : the Black Watch . |
| 19 | He smiled widely and held out a hand , but the way he looked Maxim over gave him a little pang of disquiet . |
| 20 | The camera then as always gave him a major problem . |
| 21 | PETER NIVEN ( Rubika ) : ‘ Mine just was n't fast enough to stay with the leaders but he still gave me a wonderful ride . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ I liked your family very much , but you deliberately gave them the wrong impression about me , ’ she said angrily . |
| 23 | His commitment to the poor and the dispossessed , combined with his mesmerising oratory — a seductive blend of traditional folklore , proverb and responsive litany — rapidly gave him a huge following within the slums of the capital . |
| 24 | I , I , it probably gave us a good grounding . |
| 25 | TBD gave me enough pens to make a significant impact on this year 's office stationery allocation ; they also gave me a useful laundry bag , as did Bertrams . |
| 26 | And whatever he may have tried to gain from me , he also gave me a great deal . ’ |
| 27 | It also gave them an additional incentive in their efforts to keep the peace between Plantagenets and Capetians , for they stood to lose lands and revenues through confiscation in time of war . |
| 28 | The champagne reception — at which Kylie began to demonstrate for the first time a new found confidence with both press and public — also gave them the perfect opportunity to milk their golden child 's latest achievement , three UK gold discs for ‘ Kylie ’ the LP , and the singles ‘ I Should Be So Lucky ’ and ‘ Got To Be Certain ’ . |
| 29 | They put it on to tape and called it ‘ Cossachok ’ , but later gave it the proper title of ‘ Hopak ’ . |
| 30 | I rather think that the RN instructors on my course must have suffered at the hands of the Customs on returning from a foreign tour as they really gave us a hard time . |