Example sentences of "[coord] gave [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But if you made a bad decision , or gave the wrong judgement against someone in a dispute , then some of your people might suffer . ’ |
| 2 | Chief Executive Neville Chamberlain welcomed the delegates and gave a general review . |
| 3 | ‘ If you remember , ’ she began , and gave a mighty hiccup , ‘ you yourself refused to have poor Harrison indoors . ’ |
| 4 | He smiled and gave a tiny bow . |
| 5 | Li Yuan turned and looked across at Tsu Ma , who smiled and gave a tiny nod of his head . |
| 6 | Mrs Garfitt , fat , voluble and slovenly , paused for breath and gave a perfunctory stir to something that looked like workhouse broth on one of the meatless days . |
| 7 | She stirred as they entered and gave a creaking groan as she began to waken . |
| 8 | Apparently , though , her innocent looks convinced him , because he leaned back again and gave a weary sigh . |
| 9 | Robyn took a deep breath and gave a half-hearted knock at the front door . |
| 10 | She lolled a little to one side and gave a bleary smile and a screech of laughter . |
| 11 | It also reflected the society 's work effectively and gave a helpful analysis of expenditure in the summary accounts . |
| 12 | Finally she lifted her head and gave a confident smile . |
| 13 | Sammy bounded on ahead and gave a loud bark at the nag . |
| 14 | As she went through the hall , though , she glanced out of the front windows , and gave a loud groan as she saw Eleanor 's car parked on the drive outside . |
| 15 | She turned over and gave a loud wail . |
| 16 | From the 1670s and 1680s onwards the colourful and varied light-weight fabrics known as ‘ Norwich Stuffs ’ became fashionable and gave a new stimulus to an old industry . |
| 17 | The conflict bred solidarity among Arab oil states and gave a new impetus to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries ( OPEC ) , a cartel of the major non-US oil producers which had previously been rendered ineffective by internal divisions . |
| 18 | Hewitt had only just broken through into the first team and gave a good account of himself in matches against Crewe and Chesterfield . |
| 19 | It demanded very little and gave a good deal in return . |
| 20 | Does the Prime Minister recall that in 1986 he announced the closure of DHSS resettlement centres and gave a firm promise that they would not close until alternative accommodation was available ? |
| 21 | Flickering along northern horizons the aurora borealis or Northern Lights lit up most of Britain 's sky in September 1951 and gave a brilliant show across north-west Europe in September 1958 . |
| 22 | She took the hands of those on either side of her , lowered her head and gave a constipated grunt . |
| 23 | Ironically , Beveridge actually hoped that a pension which reduced income and gave a higher pension to those who stayed at work , would encourage people to defer retirement : ‘ Making receipt of pension conditional on retirement is not intended to encourage or hasten retirement . |
| 24 | In 1814 indeed , after his triumph over Marshal Soult at Orthez , Wellington himself was made much of by the local Royalists , who greeted him as their ‘ liberator ’ and gave a great ball in his honour . |
| 25 | It 's been another year of achievement for the society the panto Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves was a great success and gave a great start to the year . |
| 26 | Nathan threw his head back and gave a great shout of laughter . |
| 27 | He threw up one arm and gave a great cry as the gun went off . |
| 28 | She heard a shuffling inside and gave a small sigh of relief . |
| 29 | She set everything out on the table , then stared at the blank sheet of paper in front of her and gave a small sigh . |
| 30 | She looked at the pretty fountain again and gave a small sigh . |