Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] gave [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But it was working as a computer specialist in the insurance industry that gave him the necessary experience , most notably the motor insurance experience , he needed .
2 I unzipped the pouch round my waist and gave him the small jar of paint and the sawn-off paintbrush .
3 It 's a black celebration , a grimy , twisted tribute to an era that gave us The Black Panthers , Jeremy Thorpe and Paper Lace .
4 ‘ However I wanted to race in Ireland and I was frustrated when the Lisburn club came back to me a few days after I had signed up for the French meeting and gave me the full details .
5 Morton crossed to the cupboard and gave her the brown-paper parcel .
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