Example sentences of "[noun prp] gave [pron] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dennis gave me the vague smile of complicity that men exchange in lavatorial situations . |
| 2 | Wickham gave him the withering look of a man whose junior reads too many detective stories . |
| 3 | It was such a desultory question that Ruth gave him the filthiest look she could muster . |
| 4 | Azharuddin gave him the three-fours-in-an-over treatment , driving all three off the back foot . |
| 5 | It was said that Gertrude gave him the final result . |
| 6 | After all , days before the invasion surprised President Bush , his ambassador , presumably not speaking just for herself , told Saddam in so many words that Washington gave him the green light on Kuwait . |
| 7 | He eventually came to Madeira where Zarco gave him the large area of fertile land around Madalena do Mar . |
| 8 | I was pleased to see his grin varnish when Mala gave him the vicious edge of her tongue for ignoring the Ardakkean request for discretion , causing the FedPol squad to visit Vadinamia . |
| 9 | The Torygraph gave us the usual shite report of the game — it did however comment on the poor state of the pitch and also get Sgt Wilko to display his disgust on it 's current state . |
| 10 | The Torygraph gave us the usual shite report of the game — it did however comment on the poor state of the pitch and also get Sgt Wilko to display his disgust on it 's current state . |
| 11 | ‘ My sister Mary gave him the stable name ‘ Arthur ’ . |
| 12 | Well when that Joe and Annie got married Joe gave me the little purse with a threepenny bit in . |
| 13 | So if God gave them the same gift as he gave us , who believed in the Lord Jesus Christ , who was I to think that I could oppose God ? ’ ' |
| 14 | Ezekiel was bold enough to long for this too , and God gave him the marvellous vision of the valley of the dry bones ( chapter 37 ) as an assurance that the longed-for day would indeed come . |
| 15 | Sweden 's 7-5 win over France gave them the overall title by virtue of more individual wins , because while France enjoyed victories over Italy and Scotland , the unbeaten Swedes halved their contests against the same opposition . |
| 16 | ‘ Collier gave her the necessary sum , and when she had received a receipt of payment from the agent , he duly robbed the agent of the money … |
| 17 | His time at Newcastle gave him the unique opportunity to take the building society into Europe when it became the first UK society to offer a full range of services on the mainland of Europe on opening a branch in Gibraltar in 1990 . |
| 18 | Gina gave him the unstinted praise he deserved . |
| 19 | Barcelona gave him the perfect chance to retaliate . |
| 20 | Gunnell gave herself the perfect wedding present when she unwrapped an Olympic gold medal in the 400metres hurdles . |
| 21 | First , we should understand that the political hacks were peeved when he won the overwhelming support of his colleagues to represent them on Labour 's shadow cabinet and they were really gutted when John Smith gave him the Scottish Office to shadow . |
| 22 | ‘ I 'm not frightened of dying because Dr Child gave me the right attitude : Think of the future and be hopeful . ’ |