Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] gave him [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only Father Kolbe remained alive until a bored guard gave him a fatal injection of carbolic acid . |
| 2 | The explicit lines gave him a twisted perception of British women , a court heard yesterday . |
| 3 | His role as chief mourner gave him a certain glamour . |
| 4 | And those eyes that seemed to dance and scowl at the same time from beneath their fringe of long dark lashes gave him a restless , unpredictable air . |
| 5 | It seems that the seductive Suzie gave him a hard time one way and another . ’ |
| 6 | These activities gave him an enduring influence in the development of young musicians . |
| 7 | Even the lady who stood on the corner handing out white feathers gave him an approving nod . |
| 8 | He wore riding-gear and a bowler , a stick tucked underneath his arm , and his air of unhurried authority gave him a matchless glamour . |
| 9 | When Mr Kinnock succeeded Michael Foot in 1983 , the early support of the ASTMS white-collar union gave him a crucial head-start . |
| 10 | Both these factors gave him a freer hand to negotiate . |
| 11 | The British Ambassador , Anthony Parsons , a man whose heavy spectacles gave him an amiable academic appearance , was an Arabist who had been in Iran since 1974 . |
| 12 | Despite the record unpopularity of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney , the 2,500 delegates gave him a warm reception as he promised a third consecutive PCP victory in the federal elections due in 1993 . |
| 13 | Archie usually performed as a combative left-half for the Palace , but he was also occasionally drafted into the front line , to play as a makeshift centre-forward to most useful effect , because his considerable height gave him a distinct advantage in that department and he scored on his first two outings for us in the number nine shirt . |
| 14 | Doctors at Leeds General Infirmary gave him a one-in-ten chance of living . |
| 15 | The strength of the individual features set in a long thin face gave him a striking and attractive appearance . |
| 16 | From 1743 until his death , Davies was the undisputed leader of the Pembrokeshire Methodists : his power as a preacher ( a power not discernible in his only printed sermon , Llais y Priodfab , 1768 ) , his standing as an ordained clergyman , and his financial independence gave him a rare combination of spiritual and social advantages . |
| 17 | His keen instinct gave him a deep understanding of his environment and his innate intelligence led him to devise ways of altering it to his advantage . |
| 18 | The young Floridian gave him a worried smile . |
| 19 | Offwood 's religious activism gave him a widespread reputation as a leading layman in Amsterdam 's English religious community , and he was widely suspected of playing a key role in the production of many other Nonconformist religious tracts . |
| 20 | His mark on the last test gave him a final average of fourteen marks for X plus two tests . |
| 21 | No give but his mark on his last test gave him the final average of fourteen marks for X plus two tests . |
| 22 | He held his hand to his mouth in mock apology as both girls gave him a straight look . |
| 23 | Ivanisevic now has a 4–1 record over Sampras and said after the match he thought the American had not done enough to deserve the top ranking , claiming that Jim Courier 's two Grand Slam wins last year gave him a greater claim to the title . |