Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] gave he [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The vet gave him a strong dose of painkiller , and after waiting in vain for a while to see if the pain eased , she decided to pop back into town to fetch an x-ray machine . |
| 2 | The referendum gave him a huge majority : 2773920 votes for and 2452 against the President . |
| 3 | The girl gave him an undisclosed amount of cash and he hurried out . |
| 4 | The girl gave him an undisclosed amount of cash and he hurried out . |
| 5 | Hickson alleged that while in the police station where he had been taken by P.C. Torney on a charge of having stolen 10&shilling from the pocket of his clothes in a cubicle at the Corporation Swimming Baths , the constable gave him a violent blow to the eye , and followed this up by two blows to the body … he was subsequently acquitted on this charge . |
| 6 | After an hour he came to a small roadside inn that stood on the crest of a shallow hill and , twisting in his saddle , he saw that the inn gave him a good view of the road right to the horizon so that he would see any French pursuit long before it represented any danger . |
| 7 | In fact , the war gave him a new sombreness of attitude to match his stark experience of the " essential problems of life " ; and inevitably this sombreness communicated itself to his continued thinking about the problems of tragedy . |
| 8 | He was a queer fish , but the town gave him a rough ride when they got the chance . ’ |
| 9 | Gebrec smiled politely , but Melissa had the impression that the announcement gave him no particular pleasure . |
| 10 | The Duke gave him a quick , keen look . |
| 11 | His accuracy and stinginess with runs made him almost without equal as a one-day bowler , for he could both contain and attack at the same time since the bounce he got from his great height and the control he had over the ball gave him the extra penetration that brought wickets . |
| 12 | The abbot gave him a long , penetrating look , and concluded at length : ‘ You are in solemn earnest . |
| 13 | Always placing one foot directly in front of the other gave him a slinking walk . |
| 14 | The Marshal gave him a funny look . |
| 15 | The guide gave him a puzzled smile . |
| 16 | In addition his role as a member of the Commission gave him the personal opportunity to support the chaplains in their Ministry in the University parish . |
| 17 | Robert was almost on the edge of confessing everything , when the headmaster gave him a brotherly squeeze . |
| 18 | The Headmaster gave him a cold stare . |
| 19 | It was argued on behalf of the Minister that the legislation gave him an unfettered discretion as to whether to refer or not . |
| 20 | His son 's attack upon the Church gave him a massive influx of land revenues , while the potential yield of feudal sources was increased by the stricter definition of the law of uses . |
| 21 | The kop gave him a huge cheer when he came out . |
| 22 | Ten days on the ocean gave him a few chances to visit the cabins of single women , but until they arrived in New York , there were no places to escape once the liaison ended , however passionately , half-heartedly , or ephemerally it had begun . |
| 23 | They had some good meals together , and when John left , the man gave him an inscribed copy of the lithograph being used as poster for his exhibition . |
| 24 | The nation gave him a seven-year mandate and he will not leave a minute before . ’ |
| 25 | The doctor gave him an anti-tetanus injection to which the plaintiff was allergic . |
| 26 | The press gave him a hard time for his swing and his technique , but I love his attitude . |
| 27 | Eventually Balvinder handed over a pocketful of change and the healer gave him a small pot of white powder . |
| 28 | I just ca n't see why the system gave him a second chance . |
| 29 | The bishop gave him the extraordinary advice to go and be a curate again , at Boston in Lincolnshire . |
| 30 | MERCY killing doctor Nigel Cox walked free yesterday when a judge gave him a suspended 12-month prison sentence . |