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

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1 To choose one of many examples , I can point to the case of Nottingham-born Herol Graham , whose parents came from Jamaica and gave him no support in his sporting endeavours , at first in sprinting and then in boxing where he made his mark as a light-middleweight .
2 ‘ Although one assumes David only crossed the border because his niece had been cheated of her crown and gave him no peace until he avenged her , haranguing him with letter after letter .
3 He held up his cup , clinked it on Cameron 's , and gave him a deliberate nod .
4 Minos 's daughter Ariadne fell in love with him and gave him a ball of string to unwind on his way to the creature 's lair at the centre of the maze .
5 I turned and gave him a wave , ‘ Do n't wait up for me , I may be late . ’
6 I sprang to attention and gave him a smart salute .
7 He introduces Charlie to ‘ Mortimer Collins 's ‘ Transmigration ’ , and gave him a sketch of the plot before he opened the pages . ’
8 So they took off after him , caught him and gave him a hiding .
9 She picked up one of the wire baskets that were stacked outside the supermarket and gave him a selfconscious , defiant stare .
10 It made him re-evaluate his philosophy , his life , and gave him a whole new perspective .
11 ‘ You know the story about Gerhard , looking as he usually does , standing on the steps of Horseguards after a Cabinet Committee , when a kindly person sidled up to him and gave him a quid to buy himself breakfast ? ’
12 They took him to their rooms and gave him a glass of vodka or slivović and teased him .
13 At this time it came to pass that there was strife between Count Don Gomez the Lord of Gormaz , and Diego Laynez the father of Rodrigo ; and the Count insulted Diego and gave him a blow .
14 I handed back the magazine and gave him a bundle of mail .
15 She pressed her nose to the window and gave him a wave .
16 Uncle Mick reached across his wife and gave him a heavy slap on the knee .
17 Knocker re-filled Sooty 's mug with rough cider and gave him a disapproving look at the same time .
18 Meanwhile in August 1982 , Clark visited Allison and gave him a copy of his paper for Infection and Immunity .
19 I was so surprised to see Ken , so relieved , that I rushed over and gave him a kiss .
20 So I sidled up , slipped my arm around him and gave him a kiss .
21 Throwing her arms round George , she held him close and gave him a passionate kiss .
22 He stared back and , blushing with confusion , she rose to her feet and gave him a little bob .
23 Here we show how TODAY produced a slimline Santa and gave him a new modern look .
24 Next morning , she telephoned Ernest Baird and gave him a short account of developments .
25 To help , Tarantino took Roth on a tour of places like In And Out Burger , and gave him a crash course in the kind of trash culture that would have surrounded an LA child of the Seventies — old TV copy shows , cartoons like Speed Racer , Fantastic Four comics , bubblegum pop .
26 The contract resolved his own financial difficulties and gave him a very competitive car .
27 Hilbert leant towards Lewis when he told him about the will and gave him a pat on the knee .
28 But his two friends cried : ‘ Ahhhh ! yo ! ’ and gave him a round of applause .
29 In the catalogue accompanying the exhibition Sarah Whitfield argues that Goya provided ‘ a prime example of art as a form of moral protest ’ and gave him a subject-matter which lay outside the conventional iconography of Christian art .
30 As he passed her , Celia Hooper raised her head and gave him a look of steady encouragement .
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