Example sentences of "gave [pron] [art] second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I doubt he gave her a second thought , once he 'd pulled his trousers back on and ushered her into the first available taxi . |
| 2 | She passed several men , but none gave her a second glance . |
| 3 | I just ca n't see why the system gave him a second chance . |
| 4 | Selim shook hands again and gave him a second look . |
| 5 | At his christening his mother gave him a second forename , ‘ Arthur ’ , which he did not like and never used . |
| 6 | Nowadays , she probably never even gave him a second thought . |
| 7 | As a result , despite his good looks and affable personality , women scarcely gave him a second glance . |
| 8 | Charlie parted with a penny and was handed a bagful , but no one even gave him a second glance . |
| 9 | When she gave him the second half of S. Kettering 's rent , he put it in his pocket without counting it . |
| 10 | Death — she had so longed for it that she hardly gave it a second thought . |
| 11 | Naturally , nobody gave us a second look and I had the traffic lights co-ordinated by computer so that we stopped near you just as Sergeant Plod , with perfect timing , gave you an excuse to mace him . |
| 12 | Actually , nobody gave us a second look as they must have presumed I was trying to get inside her knickers . |
| 13 | ‘ It gave us a second pop at Morley Street , and he was stopping , ’ said Elsworth . |