Example sentences of "presented [pers pn] with [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Despite this , at lunchtime Kathleen presented me with four hours ' pay and pressed me for a few more details to help her with her enquiries . |
| 2 | Black sportsmen presented me with vivid examples running counter to the stereotypical black youth and , as such , they lent themselves perfectly to my general purposes , for I am hopefully in the process of shattering some of the popular images of blacks . |
| 3 | He then presented me with three sheep , after which all his family and relations asked for presents . |
| 4 | On my final day at Berkeley , my fourth-form pupils presented me with some flowers and a small mounted copy of Claude Lorrain 's ‘ Hagar and the Angel ’ . |
| 5 | As events unrolled they sensed that the noisy disarray presented them with new opportunities . |
| 6 | In the 1960s , the Soviet Union rapidly discovered that its connection with Cuba led to the complication and distortion of its relations with other Latin American nations at the same time as it presented them with new opportunities in the region . |
| 7 | The eighteenth-century Château de Remaisnil is magnificent by any standards ; it was by far the grandest home the Ashleys had yet lived in and it presented them with numerous challenges of a personal and artistic nature , not least of which was learning to speak French . |
| 8 | Prince charles presented them with three accolades — including his special patron 's award — at the National Training Awards organised by the Department of Employment . |
| 9 | Bernhart Silberysen was the mayor in charge of the restoration , and the town council presented him with this bowl in thanks . |
| 10 | Colleague also presented her with various gifts on behalf of friends and colleagues . |
| 11 | The route from Bordeaux to Bergerac had been straight and fast , and presented her with few problems . |
| 12 | Having for years either aped Hollywood or presented us with cheery Cockney families braving the Blitz , a whole slew of films came along ( A Taste Of Honey , Saturday Night And Sunday Morning , etc ) that simultaneously both oddly dissected and glorified the northern working class experience of the early '60s . |