Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [adj] [noun] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In each of the participating hospitals , Ethical Committee permission was obtained for the study and all patients gave their informed consent . |
| 2 | Soon afterwards Betty Law was having another presentation , this time in the board room as the assembled directors and senior management gave her a colour television on behalf of the company . |
| 3 | He wore no tie , but the effect of his neat sleeked-back hair and thick-framed spectacles gave him the look of a rather stern and learned professor . |
| 4 | The sharp nose and thin lips gave his angular face a harshness which was softened by the neatly trimmed black moustache he had worn since his early twenties . |
| 5 | In that too , they were alike : both of them had thoughts and feelings that few people gave them credit for or even suspected . |
| 6 | You do n't seem to realise the difficulties that confronted us when facing the problems that this site gave us . ’ |
| 7 | An apricot cave of pastel carpet and toning walls , soft lights , Mozart and easy chairs gave it a ‘ late evening lounge ’ feel , at odds with a white-capped staff bristling with efficiency behind the computerised reception . |
| 8 | But once it was asked , his whole character and political stance gave him little alternative but to say ‘ yes ’ . |
| 9 | It was a warm , sunny june day in Fontanellato and I was riding out into the country on my bicycle when another cyclist gave me the news . |
| 10 | At the same time Diana 's healthy lifestyle of regular exercise , little alcohol and early nights gave her the energy to carry on with her royal duties . |
| 11 | Banks and securities firms lag behind their rivals elsewhere in innovation , and have lost what competitive edge Japan 's relatively low interest rates and strong currency gave them abroad a few years ago . |
| 12 | We arrived at a Roman Catholic church where kind ladies gave us food and blankets , and soon we were all cosily asleep on the hard church floor . |
| 13 | It took 54.03 per cent of the vote , which under a mixed system of direct elections and proportional representation gave it 114 of the 181 seats decided ; the Georgian CP took 24.42 per cent and 60 seats . |
| 14 | Peter Hardcastle of Ridgehill , Dartmouth , was taken to hospital after passing motorists gave him first aid . |
| 15 | The small court at Reading was inundated with spectators as various witnesses gave their accounts . |
| 16 | Pushing my bike up those long hills and dry valleys gave me an intimate understanding of the nature of the chalk landscape . |
| 17 | In April Thai and Indonesian leaders gave their formal blessing to the idea of the triangle . |