Example sentences of "[noun pl] gave [pers pn] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 We were taken into a small chapel and some Spanish border guards gave us hot coffee and bread .
2 Two avoidable goals gave them valid concern .
3 It protected their backs , and protruding flanges gave them some cover on both sides .
4 A report by the National Council of Public Morals on The Cinema ( 1917 ) had also scrutinised the problem , entertaining a wide variety of evidence — on such matters as the educational potential of the cinema , censorship and licensing , the molestation of children in picture palaces , and a clouded discussion of what was somewhat eerily called ‘ the moral dangers of darkness ’ — as well as some monosyllabic evidence from children themselves on whether the moving pictures gave them bad dreams .
5 It cleaned up the European Car of the Year award for 1992 against some formidable competition , though only two out of the seven British judges gave it top ranking .
6 If I lay on my side , my shoulders and hips gave me particular trouble ; if I lay on my front , my back ached ; and if I lay on my back , the springs of the mattress dug into what little flesh I had left .
7 Two films gave him temporary solvency and cast him straight into the seedier end of the youth market , the biker movies which were at the beginning of a craze that would last four or five years .
8 Once I had learnt to ride , the trick of balancing took me quite a while , that bike , over the next four years gave me enormous pleasure .
9 ‘ The gentleman before you complained that his lenses gave him double vision and headaches .
10 ‘ The gentleman before you complained his lenses gave him double vision and headaches .
11 We needed to test our resources and Jets gave us that chance . ’
12 ‘ Those weekends gave us more problems than they solved , ’ Ryan conceded .
13 In reply , the Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces gave me certain assurances .
14 Our morning walk along the cliffs gave us terrific views of the secluded white sand bays dotted along the coastline followed by a few hours on Pompièrre beach where the locals meet to picnic .
15 Inside the kitchen it was warm , and smiling Scandinavians gave him hot blankets and drinks to revive him .
16 Nogai gave them fresh orders and sent them away again .
17 Peter Hardcastle of Ridgehill , Dartmouth , was taken to hospital after passing motorists gave him first aid .
18 Doctors gave him six months to live if he did n't quit drinking .
19 The doctors gave him two years to live .
20 When he was aged eleven , doctors gave him ten years to live .
21 Five and even ten years ago academic librarians were generally aware of the demands and problems of user education in their sector , and the research and development projects gave them little reason to change the fundamentals of their approach .
22 This was intended to be a temporary measure , but it was so successful that the Chinese authorities gave it formal recognition for the whole of Aglen 's term as inspector-general ( 1911–27 ) .
23 The media was not interested : the New York Times gave it two paragraphs ; Life and Look magazines turned down the excellent investigative article by Washington freelance journalist Seymour Hersh , and the big news organisations failed to follow up tips about the case .
24 Gardening and agricultural production , unlike trading , were safe from government intervention , and his mixture of activities gave him some security should his job or his shop come under threat .
25 Hot Shot 's monthly releases gave you 45 minutes of video excerpts of the latest computer games for only £5 .
26 ‘ Those two scores gave me greater pleasure than my hundreds against Glamorgan and Lancashire .
27 Some of the men gave him curious looks because of the blood that had sheeted his right side .
28 These courses gave me enough enthusiasm for the sport to want to join a club .
29 The education chairman , Tom Farrell , said the cuts gave him great pain , but services would be affected worse if the Scottish Office stepped in to reduce spending .
30 The letters gave me enormous encouragement .
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