Example sentences of "[noun prp] give [pers pn] [num] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr Chan gave him one of his winning smiles . |
| 2 | Tommaso gave me three-quarters of an ingratiating smile and The Fat Controller 's good humour increased by a factor of nine . |
| 3 | ‘ Schnabel gave me three of his paintings , ’ says Banderas . |
| 4 | Though it may never be possible fully to understand what converts a man to a religion , Eliot 's view of Baudelaire gives us one of the best guides to his own conversion to Christianity . |
| 5 | Harvey gave him one of those Sorbo-rubber helmets that paratroops wear on practice drops . |
| 6 | Mark gave me one of Sophie 's doorstops — a sleeping fox , and we went down to visit a friend in the Borders with Ethel for support . |
| 7 | Lancashire gave him one of his most memorable finds ( an Old Trafford cupboard crammed with old minute books ) and Surrey his next subject ( George Lohmann ) : ‘ He was a rebel , but also a tragic figure . |