Example sentences of "he gave [noun prp] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He considered that he gave Modigliani a fair deal : ‘ He came to my shop about ten o'clock in the morning . |
| 2 | He gave Lambert a grubby smirk . |
| 3 | He gave Zen a long , level look , daring him to deny it . |
| 4 | He gave Taylor a positive report in the small hours of Wednesday night when the England manager returned from Oslo — where he watched Norway beat Holland 2-1 — and McMenemy returned from Rome . |
| 5 | He gave Beresford a torrid afternoon , and the full-back was booked when he ended McManaman 's first run with a crude challenge . |
| 6 | While they reconnoitred the bar and found their seats ( on the aisle , so that , if his services as an understudy were required , Charles could be quickly extracted ) , he gave Frances a brief résumé of how he had lost his part . |
| 7 | He gave Tina a sideways look and was surprised to see her staring up intently at the Monument . |
| 8 | He gave Oliver a sidelong glance . |
| 9 | He gave Rachaela a neat and ironed smile . |
| 10 | In Cheshire alone he provided schools , guildhalls , and social clubs , and he gave Northwich a Free Library . |
| 11 | He gave Phoebe a sly look . |
| 12 | He gave Owen a sidelong glance . |
| 13 | Two months ' later , he gave Jessica a second gift . |
| 14 | He gave Marianne a none-too-gentle shove , grasped Shae 's hand firmly in his own , and walked resolutely along the corridor towards the make-up room , ignoring the interested looks of the other actors , and Marianne 's attempts to wriggle away . |
| 15 | After being invalided out of the Royal Artillery in 1942 , Price joined the company of ( Sir ) Noël Coward [ q.v. ] , who was so impressed by his charm that in 1943 he gave Price the leading role of Charles Condamine in his play , Blithe Spirit , at the Duchess Theatre . |
| 16 | He gave Caroline a cool look , as if the old woman 's admission were somehow her fault . |
| 17 | He gave Caroline a quick unpleasant glance . |
| 18 | He gave Caroline a quick , mirthless smile . |
| 19 | He gave Juliet a quick appraising glance before turning to the patient . |
| 20 | He gave Chelsea an indirect free-kick in the box which Wise touched to David Lee . |
| 21 | He gave Doone a sly look . |
| 22 | He gave Hoomey a little shove on the shoulder . |
| 23 | He gave Ranulf a brief description of what had happened but his servant , with a keen sense of survival , immediately tried to link events to the men who had attempted to attack them on the road from Leith . |
| 24 | All we know is that , as Mother Walsh said , when the pure boy preaches the woman … ’ here he gave Emily a meaningful look — ‘ … something pretty nasty is going to be heading in our direction . |
| 25 | He gave Masklin an embarrassed look . |
| 26 | He gave Robert a brief , concerned glance and clapped his hands together . |
| 27 | He gave Robyn an intent look . |
| 28 | He gave Grimma a hopeful look . |