Example sentences of "he [adv] give [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But his reaction was difficult to define because he merely gave a small shrug and , taking Lucy 's hand , he led her back along the path , where the darkness continued to be broken by the moon 's rays filtering through the trees . |
| 2 | Aye well this man that I ke know he had quite a lot of money and he just gave a six pence to the kirk , and he had always plenty of money when he died . |
| 3 | Instead , he just gave a little nod . |
| 4 | An uninhibited performer , he still gives an inspiring , perspiring jazz rendition as singer with John Chilton 's Feetwarmers . |
| 5 | He further gives the Irish a notorious classical origin , making an implicit equation between the civilised English and Greeks , and the worst ancient barbarians and the Irish . |
| 6 | This last statement should be noticed — he disliked assemblies and places where speeches were made at length and he did not enjoy being a chairman — but he made this single exception , the Convocation of York ; he always gave a presidential address , about which he took much trouble . |
| 7 | Whenever there was a vacancy at his newspaper for a trainee reporter , he loyally gave the first opportunity to someone from the school . |
| 8 | He also gave a packed-out reading at Better Books in May . |
| 9 | He also gave a strong indication that he and other leading party figures had accepted that Rocard , the leader of the smallest faction within the party but one of the country 's most popular politicians , would be the front-runner for the PS nomination to succeed President François Mitterrand in the presidential elections in 1995 . |
| 10 | He also gave a firm pledge to ‘ build up and cherish ’ the National Health Service — which Labour had made one of its central campaign themes . |
| 11 | At Rushden , he also gave a One-Year course in history for Sophie Green and established good , non-threatening working relationships with her . |
| 12 | In working life he is a Boeing 747 pilot and he also gave an in-depth demonstration on the blood curdling medieval art . |
| 13 | He even gave The Vegetarian magazine his method : Buy cornflakes , pour them out and add milk ! |
| 14 | He therefore gave every enquiring company , irrespective of their experience or worth , very short shrift indeed . |
| 15 | He never gives the other males a chance . |
| 16 | He never gives the locking-unlocking routine a miss . |
| 17 | Hocazade was reconciled with his father , for whom he subsequently gave a great feast ; so great was the press of notables , however , that his brothers were forced to stand among the servants . |