Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] gave he [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 | His role as chief mourner gave him a certain glamour . |
| 3 | He wore riding-gear and a bowler , a stick tucked underneath his arm , and his air of unhurried authority gave him a matchless glamour . |
| 4 | When Mr Kinnock succeeded Michael Foot in 1983 , the early support of the ASTMS white-collar union gave him a crucial head-start . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Doctors at Leeds General Infirmary gave him a one-in-ten chance of living . |
| 7 | The strength of the individual features set in a long thin face gave him a striking and attractive appearance . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | The young Floridian gave him a worried smile . |
| 11 | 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 . |