Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] and gave [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reg Akehurst 's charge was a firm favourite for that contest and gave his backers not the slightest hint of a scare when leading at the furlong pole to score by a length-and-a-half. way off the pace makes an accurate assessment of his progress very difficult for the handicapper , but this observer is convinced there is significant improvement still to come . |
| 2 | One of Charles Tennant 's business partners was a young Glasgow chemist called Charles Mackintosh , the man who later gained world-wide recognition for his invention of a waterproof fabric and gave his name to a raincoat made of the material . |
| 3 | She washed swiftly , brushed her drying hair into softer curls , then flicked on some mascara and gave her lips a touch of colour before bearding the lion in his den . |
| 4 | Barnsley 0 , Derby 3 DERBY returned to their slick , enterprising form and gave their promotion hopes a welcome shot in the arm . |
| 5 | He admitted his real name and gave his address as Randolph Terrace , Evenwood . |
| 6 | Thereafter the company of the other horses kept him on course , and a bad mistake at the water jump on the second circuit worked to Mandarin 's advantage , as it put him back to fifth place and gave him horses to follow . |
| 7 | The manservant , Wu , took me in hand in his own way and gave me makeup lessons . |
| 8 | Following Alfa 's declining interest in Grand Prix racing Nuvolari moved to Auto Union during the 1938 season and gave them victories in the Italian and British Grands Prix . |
| 9 | But all the same , Mr Browning thought it wise that she should send to the Ogilvys a letter for Gigia to carry in which both she and Ferdinando formally requested the return of their young son and gave her power to remove him from the care of his aunt and conduct him to Italy . |