Example sentences of "he gave [pers pn] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave her the gleaming smile she detested . |
| 2 | It was Li Chao who first suggested I should have a Chinese name and I was both grateful and honoured when in the course of time he gave me the three-character name of Tdong Lao Fu which meant , literally , ‘ Portrait of Happy Man Climbing Mountain ’ . |
| 3 | He gave me the good news that Elizabeth and Ernest were safe and well . |
| 4 | He gave me the inside scoop on the Biggest Wave story : the thirty-five-foot mountain he 'd ridden on 5 January 1985 . |
| 5 | It was then he gave me the old papers I have read to you . |
| 6 | He gave us the following answers : |
| 7 | Just tell him what we want him to give us , you know if he gave us the advance nod on something then we could either you know deal it exclusive or we 'll put it all round , you know , whichever they prefer . |