Example sentences of "gave [pron] an [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With great trepidation and much backsliding the tsar eventually granted the serfs a sort of freedom , but if their interests had been dear to his heart he could have committed himself earlier and pressed harder for a settlement which gave them an economically viable future . |
| 2 | It gave her an oddly unsettled feeling to think that Johnny used these things each day in his ordinary life , and that they were part of that aspect of his life of which she knew nothing . |
| 3 | He gave her an absently unfocused look . |
| 4 | It gave her an incredibly guilty feeling , as if she was a nuisance and should be away from here and not causing so much trouble . |
| 5 | Her figure though slender was well formed and her height gave her an almost regal appearance . |
| 6 | Her long flaxen hair gave her an almost nordic appearance , her clear unspoilt complexion reflecting her life in the clean country air . |
| 7 | ‘ How did it go ? ’ she asked me , as Rozanov gave her an especially tender hug . |
| 8 | It gave her an absolutely splendid opportunity of indicating her indignation . |
| 9 | The knowledge gave her an inexplicably profound satisfaction . |
| 10 | His tousled hair gave him an appealingly boyish appearance , and Robbie found herself aching to smooth it for him , to run her fingers over the dark stubble on his cheeks . |
| 11 | The camera swung again , but this time George looked above it , to a monitor screen hung on a metal rafter above the audience , to see his own face in close-up , the eyes staring upward in a way that gave him an absurdly soulful look . |
| 12 | As the warrior Solor he possessed neither the exotic glamour of Ruzimatov nor the romantic height of Cope — and a dispassionate viewer would admit that his turban gave him an unfortunately gnome-like appearance . |
| 13 | It was not warm , but it was sheltered from the wind outside , and the stillness and randomness of the tools and litter gave it an almost religious significance , made it seem as if it was waiting . |
| 14 | The Chairman , Charles Holmes , Vice Chairman Frank Scott , Secratary John Potter , their wives and all the other members we met gave us an exceptionally warm welcome and instantly made us feel at home . |