Example sentences of "gave them [det] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their closely cropped hair and the drawn pale look of hunger in their faces gave them that terrifying animal uniformity which falls over all human beings in permanent physical distress . |
| 2 | Ferguson added : ‘ When Eric joined Leeds last season , he gave them that extra bit which enabled them win the title . |
| 3 | And when they were espoused the King did them great honour , and gave them many noble gifts , and added to Rodrigo 's lands more than he had till then possessed : and he loved him greatly in his heart , because he saw that he was obedient to his commands , and for all that he had heard him say . |
| 4 | She looked at Sophie 's stricken face and added , ‘ He told her that if she gave them some garbled story he would sack her on the spot . |
| 5 | It 's about time the IRA gave them some definite information . |
| 6 | Results indicated that the ‘ houseplant group ’ lived significantly longer than a matched control group , perhaps simply because the plants gave them some extra purpose in life . |
| 7 | They seemed to be doing fine , but just to be on the safe side we gave them another four days to adapt . |