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

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1 This gave me easy access to glue . ’
2 This gave him ample opportunities to put the British case .
3 They bathed his arm again but with the water of the brook instead of wine , and though this gave him brief ease he was soon moaning and tossing again .
4 They bathed his arm again but with the water of the brook instead of wine , and though this gave him brief ease he was soon moaning and tossing again .
5 This gave them little time to develop influence where it mattered , but also meant that the Supreme Soviet had a body of deputies holding important jobs who were in a position to be influential ( Lane , 1985 , pp. 177–81 ) .
6 Over the years he had worked hard into the night , had attended every lecture and tutorial , had scarcely taken time to attend student functions such as debates , except that these gave him fresh ideas ; he never spoke at them .
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