Example sentences of "[subord] he gave [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he could and did hold a fringe meeting with the Bow Group , where he gave the becoming speech of a statesman . |
| 2 | His bulk created an intimacy in the small workroom that made her wary , and the atmosphere , just for a moment , became charged , until he gave a little grimace which dispelled it . |
| 3 | If he gave a false name and address , substituted service will not be ordered , Clarke v Vedel [ 1979 ] RTR 26 . |
| 4 | He would probably try releasing Osman even if he gave no outward sign of acquiescence . |
| 5 | Anselm himself never quoted this analogy , but he went so far as to warn the pope that if he gave an adverse judgement in the dispute between Canterbury and York ‘ I would on no account remain in England ; for I neither ought to , nor can allow the primacy of our church to be destroyed while I am alive . ’ |
| 6 | We know something about the views of Mr. Bickerstaffe because he gave a substantial interview to the New Statesman and Society recently . |
| 7 | The hon. Member for Bournemouth , West ( Mr. Atkinson ) must have stumbled into the debate without having been nobbled by his Whips , because he gave a reasonable , rational and consensus-seeking speech , unlike the hon. Member for Barrow and Furness ( Mr. Franks ) , who gave the House his next election address for 37 minutes , but then proceeded to disappear , as though he is the only hon. Member with a constituency outside central London . |
| 8 | There was an icy contempt in her voice , and his face darkened in anger before he gave a faint dismissive shrug of his broad shoulders . |
| 9 | The first Grand Prix success for Lotus was not , ironically , for the Lotus team , but was by Stirling Moss ( GB ) in a privately entered rear-engined Lotus 18 in the 1960 Monaco Grand Prix , when he gave a superb display to beat New Zealander Bruce McLaren . |
| 10 | Tightening the belt of the robe self-consciously , she looked quickly away when he gave a small , amused smile . |
| 11 | England … … … 0 Australia … … .. 0 STEVE TAYLOR probably established himself as the rightful successor to his more famous namesake , Ian , when he gave an outstanding performance of goalkeeping in England 's final game in the Lada Classic at Luton yesterday - a goalless draw with the world champions . |
| 12 | This was especially true when he gave an impromptu lecture on the nature of matter in 1844 — the story is that Charles Wheatstone panicked and fled , leaving it to Faraday as chairman to satisfy the audience — and another on ray-vibrations in 1846 . |
| 13 | I think that my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting displayed the facts well , and it was perverse of Conservative Members to pick him up for a slip of the tongue when he gave an incorrect figure , which it is relatively easy to do . |
| 14 | Last night at Dundalk however he scored the most important win of his new career when he gave the Crumlin-trained La Greine a superb ride to win the old Sweet Afton Hunter Chase , now called the Tallanstown Chase . |
| 15 | The need for the court 's inherent jurisdiction to be invoked on this basis was evidently established to the satisfaction of Cazalet J. when he gave the local authority leave to apply on 24 January 1992 . |
| 16 | ‘ Well … well , maybe I was sulking — just a little bit , ’ she added quickly as he gave a low rumble of laughter . |
| 17 | He paused , and she saw his jaw clench as he gave a cynical smile . |
| 18 | But at least , he thought as he gave a final wave , she had n't asked him whether he had come to Norfolk to help catch the Whistler . |
| 19 | Her face must have registered dismay at having to tell Peter what had happened , for he gave a narrow smile . |
| 20 | When I asked him what for he gave a sad sigh and then a sort of bitter grin and looked me in the eye and said , ‘ Sexual harassment . ’ |