Example sentences of "[adj] man gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I helped Jack Wards the horse-slaughterer on that Sunday : the old man gave me a quid , a gold sovereign at that . |
| 2 | ‘ I have the map that the old man gave me today , ’ said Giles . |
| 3 | A four-hour siege has ended peacefully after an armed man gave himself up to police . |
| 4 | The big man gave me an approving nod , then gestured at the suitcases . |
| 5 | Then the bruiser produced a letter , the bearded man gave him a bit of a stony look , but took it and put it in his wallet . |