Example sentences of "gave him [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Swan gave him no such greeting . |
| 2 | Gebrec smiled politely , but Melissa had the impression that the announcement gave him no particular pleasure . |
| 3 | Magistrates gave him a conditional discharge and disqualified him from driving for two years . |
| 4 | Hubert Gaily liked churchyards , they gave him a curious sense of well-being . |
| 5 | Marc gave him a murderous look . |
| 6 | His keen instinct gave him a deep understanding of his environment and his innate intelligence led him to devise ways of altering it to his advantage . |
| 7 | I only gave him that much , I only gave him a tiny drop to take , I said it 's medicinal really like my Brandy Port . |
| 8 | Alyssia gave him a dry look . |
| 9 | Le Nouveau had part traded in his mere Ford for this summit of status symbols , which gave him a new occupation . |
| 10 | And if Derry succeed , he will murmur a silent but heartfelt ‘ thank you ’ to Kevin Heffernan , the man who gave him a new outlook and sense of purpose in the sport which has made him both a local and national hero . |
| 11 | In fact , the war gave him a new sombreness of attitude to match his stark experience of the " essential problems of life " ; and inevitably this sombreness communicated itself to his continued thinking about the problems of tragedy . |
| 12 | He immediately queried the instructions and eventually they gave him a new course to steer . |
| 13 | Last year his father gave him a new car — a very fast car . |
| 14 | She gave him a tentative smile , suggesting , she hoped , her pleasure in the game and drew a breath , when he said . |
| 15 | She gave him a tentative smile . |
| 16 | The scriptwriter — a trim , balding man in his fifties with a moustache — squeezed Dexter 's hand a little too warmly and gave him a serious smile of appraisal . |
| 17 | Zambia gave him a crooked grin . |
| 18 | His handsomeness was a little battered now , but he still had the wolfish look she remembered from years ago — long face , strong jaw , broad brow ; his mouth was full and slightly lopsided , which gave him a crooked grin . |
| 19 | A few people were waiting and one of them called out angrily as Joe stepped in ahead of them all , but he gave him a one-second blast of his sub-zero gaze and said , ‘ Police business , ’ and then he turned his back and forgot the man completely . |
| 20 | Carrie gave him a blinding look and stormed out of the room . |
| 21 | Danny 's eyelids were drooping as he sat in front of the warm fire and Nellie gave him a blinding look . |
| 22 | ‘ Is that your last word on the subject ? ’ he asked coolly , and she gave him a wintry smile . |
| 23 | His claim gave him a useful propaganda weapon , some bargaining power in negotiations , and a basis on which to appeal to discontented French vassals ; it was also a convenient argument with which to counter Philip 's confiscation of Aquitaine . |
| 24 | Maisie gave him a contemptuous look and marched up towards the patio . |
| 25 | If she sprang up and gave him a good shaking , every bit of public sympathy would be on his side . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | They gave him a good room , and ‘ here therefore we settled , ’ he said , ‘ and did not spoil the present hour with thoughts of departure . ’ |
| 28 | This , he says , gave him a good grounding . |
| 29 | I do n't think there is any question about that , and I feel like we gave him a good shot at staying alive . |
| 30 | 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 . |