Example sentences of "he [verb] give [pron] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He disputed that Royan was at risk : he had given him the correct treatment and calm reassurance — which was the essence of his treatment . |
| 2 | as if he read Wickham 's mind , Shildon wrapped up the discussion , said he had given them the important stuff and the rest could wait . |
| 3 | Adam pointed to a framed cartoon , which he had given her the previous Christmas : a startled businessman gazed at a ghost ; rising from his desk drawer , it said , ‘ I am the spirit of old notes to yourself . ’ |
| 4 | While Sarazen felt ‘ the biggest heel in the world ’ , he also knew he had to give himself the best chance of winning the Open ; and that , regrettably , could not be achieved with his old caddie Dan . |
| 5 | For several years he has been a helper , and having decided to return to Birmingham where he had a distinguished career as a teacher of English , he resolved to give us the greater part of the library , collected over many years by himself and his late wife . |
| 6 | Must remember that phrase : he could see it had struck and it struck him too : he paused to give it the silent applause of a mute punctuation . |
| 7 | Because he 's given me the greatest gift of friendship . |