Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] [art] good [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But he gave me a good smile and a big goodbye when I left him so .
2 He was honest enough to admit that he had to rely on me for the practical side of the business , and gave me a good rise in pay .
3 He said : ‘ I played in the unofficial Tests against all the rebel sides that came out to South Africa in the 1980s and that gave me a good idea of what to expect .
4 That gave me a good idea actually .
5 We got a few laughs and the local press gave me a good write-up , and the church warden came to me and he said to me ‘ Frank , you should be an actor , ’ and I thought God had spoken because in those days , he was representing God as far as I was concerned … .
6 He gave me the good news that Elizabeth and Ernest were safe and well .
7 GHI verdict : Our testers , heavy with cold , found that the vaporiser gave them a good night 's sleep ; even their husbands/partners slept better .
8 The folk at Fanmore gave them a good fight last week , and drove them off with five men dead , and they 've not been seen since .
9 I was scared of them but I was n't going to let them get away so I gave them a good run for their money .
10 I hung the carpets out and gave them a good beating . ’
11 The local policeman took it in hand , and nobody grumbled , if he gave them a good clout .
12 So their own minister held a service at the station , and the agent gave them a good dinner cheering them on in Gaelic , at which they wept , and they went on to settle at Moosomin , where they lived happily ever afterwards .
13 I gave them a good show , with my writhings and moanings .
14 So I asked them in the lodge like do n't do any damage and Tom was in e he gave them a good lecture so and the lads in the lodge said , Well look you tell them as well not to do this attitude and perhaps you 've seen it on these flumes when they saw a crowd that was there they were changing gear with the Land Rover and through you know like anybody in the way you 'd be underneath .
15 The police at Castlereagh allocated a cell to each man and gave them a good meal .
16 ‘ I expect she gave you a good tea , ’ said my mother .
17 So a cat entering your house and being welcomed there gave you the good luck of having the Devil on your side .
18 Doubtless he gave her a good dowry when she married another burgess , John Kempe .
19 Laura seated herself on the bed and Rex gave her a good sniff .
20 If she sprang up and gave him a good shaking , every bit of public sympathy would be on his side .
21 After an hour he came to a small roadside inn that stood on the crest of a shallow hill and , twisting in his saddle , he saw that the inn gave him a good view of the road right to the horizon so that he would see any French pursuit long before it represented any danger .
22 They gave him a good room , and ‘ here therefore we settled , ’ he said , ‘ and did not spoil the present hour with thoughts of departure . ’
23 This , he says , gave him a good grounding .
24 I do n't think there is any question about that , and I feel like we gave him a good shot at staying alive .
25 It gave him a good feeling , it was satisfying , just to think as he walked up the stairs , those floors are mine , this carved wood , these moulded ceilings .
26 I gave him a good going-over , I can tell you .
27 And in return , no doubt , you gave him a good time in bed ! ’
28 This , he says , gave him a good overview , knowledge of accounts as well as auditing , and a chance to get to know the management teams .
29 In one of his rare public reflective moments , he looked back on the three women in his early life , Mud , Lorraine and June , with gratitude because they gave him a good start , independence and the belief that he could always take care of himself , come what may .
30 She carefully left enough of her father 's original hair tonic in the bottle so that when she gave it a good shake the whole thing still looked reasonably purple .
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