Example sentences of "giving [pron] [art] second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The image of God as a cosmic gambler can also be found in Brunain , where a simple peasant and his wife find God to be good doublere , " doubler " , giving them a second beast when they naively give their own cow to the priest who has told them that God repays gifts twofold . |
| 2 | Should the wielder attack and fail to score a hit , he may immediately re-roll the attack again , giving him a second chance to hit . |
| 3 | People strolled past without giving him a second look — couples hand in hand , families with pushchairs , groups of friends looking for a good spot to picnic . |
| 4 | Graham felt oddly satisfied at seeing life go on around him like this ; he felt almost smug at walking past people and them not giving him a second glance , at least not now he 'd got rid of Slater . |
| 5 | Fernand had completely vanished , giving her a second chance to escape , yet , almost without hesitation , she began to follow . |
| 6 | Giving her a second chance he having failed |
| 7 | As she yelled again he was buffeted by a shopper about some business as urgent as hers , and he turned as he was struck , giving her a second glimpse of him . |
| 8 | In any event , it is surely wrong , for the sake of a few weeks , to decide on the principle of the Bill by giving it a Second Reading while hon. Members still do not have the Stoner report . |
| 9 | It was part of a nationwide celebration of the six million adult students currently giving themselves a second chance . |