Example sentences of "[noun] [noun] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The look Maria gave him was inimical . |
| 2 | From slang to puns to points of conflict , the end result is something like homeboy fashion meets voodoo charm and , back in ‘ 88 , the LA Times gave her a fitting nickname , ‘ East LA 's Ambassador Of Culture ’ . |
| 3 | A night at Fort William gave me a long awaited opportunity of making the ascent . |
| 4 | The look Madeleine gave him would have withered anyone other than her brother . |
| 5 | Herr Nordern gave her a ghastly , feeble grin , as if asking for remission , but Frau Nordern turned a cold face away , showing only an upright back and stiff neck which in their rigidity seemed to symbolise the rectitude of all the generations of the Houses of von Bromberg and von Ritter . |
| 6 | The money Danica gave my mother was not enough to buy one of the better sorts of bicycle , but it was no good buying a cheap one as it would have to last me for years . |
| 7 | ‘ That 's my first win in the race , ’ Paul said afterwards ‘ and I must say La Greine gave me a great run . ’ |
| 8 | Alex Salmond did n't go looking for a fight but Ian Lang gave him one anyway . |
| 9 | As a result , three prominent members of the Medellín drug cartel gave themselves up [ see pp. 37914 ; 37957 ] . |
| 10 | ‘ But General Schellenberg gave us express instructions to … |
| 11 | But on my return to Salamanca Dana gave me strong support , a spiritual courage that entered our love and our poetry . |
| 12 | A rapid gear change gave them speed on the corner and he sat bent over the wheel , concentrating fiercely on the road through the sheets of rain . |
| 13 | So it was a stroke of luck when a friend scrapping an old Volvo car gave him a complete system to fit to his tractor . |
| 14 | If only he had pushed his advantage home the night the Dorking brothers gave their party ( ‘ The Night of the Hundred Cans ' , as it was still known in Wimbledon ) . |
| 15 | I put , Marie Ann gave her daughter a Valium before she took her driving test . |
| 16 | But I have never forgotten advice that my research adviser gave me the first time that I was pursuing a dead end : ‘ It is important to recognise when to quit . ’ |
| 17 | David Fairfax gave her a sharp look . |
| 18 | His regular drawing practice gave him a solid understanding of the structure of the human head and hands , and he is unique amongst 18th century British painters for his custom of making detailed preparatory drawings for his portraits . |
| 19 | His cheesecutter hat and Burberry overcoat gave him the look of a working class spiv . |
| 20 | The silver pince-nez gave him the air of a rather unpleasant schoolmaster . |
| 21 | But in 1976 , when Jean Darnall gave me this advice , I knew exactly what she meant and I knew that what she recommended was exactly what I wanted to do . |
| 22 | Scarborough booked a fourth round tie against either Derby or Arsenal when second-half goals from Tommy Mooney and Andy Mockler gave them a 2–1 win over Plymouth . |
| 23 | Then the Arsenal match gave us a chance to restore some pride — and I think we have done that . ’ |
| 24 | He and another left-hander , the more dashing 21-year-old Robert Samuels , provided Jamaica with the batting stability they have so often lacked and captain Courtney Walsh gave them the bowling penetration with a tournament record 36 wickets at 11.30 each that combined to regain the Cup for Jamaica from Barbados , their third success in the last five seasons . |
| 25 | Miss Phoebe gave her head a slight shake , holding on to the arms of her chair as if it would save her from drowning . |
| 26 | Relentlessly , he reeled off the winners until that memorable afternoon at Navan when by a remarkable coincidence , another Ulster horse , Novello Allegro gave him his place in history . |
| 27 | Of course , all their Thrush Green friends rallied round them , and Joan and Edward Young gave them comfort and a meal that evening . |
| 28 | Over the next two days , Harry cycled through Zutphen and Arnhem to Eindhoven , where a cafe owner gave him coffee and rolls , and a priest , who was a friend of the cafe proprietor advised Harry who was now headed for the Dutch/Belgian border . |
| 29 | The Vibram soles gave plenty of grip , wet and dry , and the boots have become comfortable friends for distance walking over reasonable terrain . |
| 30 | Miss Pope gave them a quick smile . |