Example sentences of "[adv] gave [pers pn] his [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the baby just gave her his toothless grin . |
| 2 | Charles , the immaculate maitre d'hotel , always gave us his personal attention , and following a gourmet lunch knew exactly when to bring on Gilbert 's favourite dessert — wild strawberries drenched in kirsch . |
| 3 | He also gave me his own way of planning little dialogues , and his technique of distinguishing the three tones of the language , which could alter the meaning of what looked to an English eye to be the same word , often with unexpected , humorous or even disastrous effect . |
| 4 | It also gave him his first taste of advertising as he worked as a junior on the flotation of Harrison Cowley , later to be taken over by Saatchi & Saatchi . |
| 5 | He hesitated , then gave her his unexpected smile again . |
| 6 | ‘ Anyway , Jim putted brilliantly in all four rounds , finished equal seventh , genially accepted a cheque for about six thousand pounds and then gave me his own cheque for four hundred . |