Example sentences of "and gave them [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Foujita , the Japanese artist , swore that the dealer bought the artists drinks and gave them a contract to sign when they were drunk .
2 A couple of hours earlier , on a hunch , Hermann Goering rang down to his main office in Carinhall and gave them a Stockholm number to obtain .
3 The single median fins down the mid-line of their backs or undersides prevented them from spinning in the water and gave them a degree of stability , but none had paired lateral fins .
4 I looked across and gave them a wave and wondered if they would still be alive next time I visited Breville .
5 We sat them down and gave them a drink and asked them the usual stuff .
6 They began a long march back to Capel Curig with no hope of making closing time — when a touring couple took pity and gave them a lift straight to the pub .
7 Instead , hoping to expedite matters , he squatted down beside them and gave them a hand .
8 They overwhelmed their poor owners and gave them the air of refugees , caught between the darkness and the high wire fence .
9 Paddy returned , took the tarpaulin off the trailer , and gave them the engine oil .
10 In a related way , the religious morality of repealers was not merely a passive vehicle for feminist politics ; it actively empowered women and gave them the confidence to develop critical concepts .
11 However , the first legislation , the Crofters ' Holdings ( Scotland ) Act of 1886 , guaranteed security of tenure to crofters as defined above , enabled them to bequeath their holding to a family member , and gave them the right , on relinquishing a holding , to compensation for improvements .
12 Moreover , the pressure for regional aid was reduced by the effect of the export drive which stimulated even older industrial areas facing long-term decline and gave them the appearance of recovery .
13 And he went into the main agent in Edinburgh and gave them an order for three of those , and of course , we did n't get them just right away because er probably we 'd have got the last one about a couple of years later in these days .
14 By imparting his enthusiasm to his pupils , impressing them most earnestly with the importance of their calling , he sent them out into the world with a store of self-respect which greatly contributed to uphold their position , and gave them an impetus to endeavour to raise its standard , which was often crowned with the most happy success ’ .
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