Example sentences of "that the [noun] gave him " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lorton was relieved that the clutch gave him no trouble : the wound in his leg had been designed to scare him , not to incapacitate him . |
| 2 | It was argued on behalf of the Minister that the legislation gave him an unfettered discretion as to whether to refer or not . |
| 3 | After an hour he came to a small roadside inn that stood on the crest of a shallow hill and , twisting in his saddle , he saw that the inn gave him a good view of the road right to the horizon so that he would see any French pursuit long before it represented any danger . |
| 4 | ( Act 1 scene 3 ) And , only three lines after this , the theme of belief in the power of evil is shown by Macbeth when he says that the witches gave him the Thanehood when it was actually the king . |
| 5 | Gebrec smiled politely , but Melissa had the impression that the announcement gave him no particular pleasure . |