Example sentences of "[noun] that give his " in BNC.

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1 In fact , Broderick seems to have shown a nicely calculated amount of daring in trying to pick roles that give his bland fresh-faced prettiness a spin .
2 In France , Joffre , though discredited , was appointed Chief Military Adviser to the Government , a titular post that gave his incompetence less scope .
3 With a slow smile that gave his face quite extraordinary charm , he picked up his bowl , waved a languid hand , then turned and ambled back across the garden , his borrowings clutched ridiculously to his large chest .
4 But Bugatti was an innovator and it was his work at suspension development that gave his cars the edge over his rivals .
5 It was his sense of history , part romantic , part Christian , and his sense of American society that gave his films their dramatic and visual power .
6 He played a leading role in the $5m deal with Morrow that gave his novel Whirlwind a place in the Guinness Book of Records as the recipient of the highest ever advance for a single work of fiction .
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