Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] and gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must not leave the eighteenth century without mention of the great typefounder and printer of Birmingham , John Baskerville ( 1706–75 ) , who not only designed the famous type that bears his name but greatly improved the general standard of English printing and gave us , in 1763 , one of the most splendid editions of the Bible . |
| 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 | The city , he continues , was a ‘ sign of capital ’ ; it ‘ took up and eviscerated the varieties of social practice and gave them back with ventriloqual precision ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ However I wanted to race in Ireland and I was frustrated when the Lisburn club came back to me a few days after I had signed up for the French meeting and gave me the full details . |
| 5 | And she put it before Gabriel on a wooden plate and gave him a wooden cup full of water . |
| 6 | Barnsley 0 , Derby 3 DERBY returned to their slick , enterprising form and gave their promotion hopes a welcome shot in the arm . |
| 7 | He admitted his real name and gave his address as Randolph Terrace , Evenwood . |
| 8 | He lifted his dark head and gave her a penetrating stare , noted her expression , and asked swiftly , ‘ What relationship did you think I meant ? ’ |
| 9 | The press picked up the story the following day and gave it wide coverage . |
| 10 | Morgan dipped in a little bow and gave her his best smile . |
| 11 | He tore a roll open , stuffed it with cut ham and gave her that . |
| 12 | He gathered his own men into a little bunch and gave them careful instructions . |
| 13 | It was a very helpful preparation and gave her a first real taste of teaching . |
| 14 | Our driver , Hans , spoke to David Lowe , who spoke good German and gave us a running commentary on where we were going . |
| 15 | The council reinstated Tengiz Sigua ( who had resigned in August 1991 when Gamsakhurdia dismissed other senior ministers — see p. 38417 ) as acting Prime Minister and gave him the responsibility of forming a cabinet , which would assume power temporarily once the situation in the country had stabilized . |
| 16 | Knocker re-filled Sooty 's mug with rough cider and gave him a disapproving look at the same time . |
| 17 | The teachers , however , decided that we needed to be kept busy over the long weekend and gave us lots of work to do . |
| 18 | Luke ignored the heavy sarcasm and gave her a cool look . |
| 19 | He conceived the idea of artificial daylight and gave it practical reality by filtering the light of an Argand oil lamp through blue glass . |
| 20 | It was a glittering prospect and gave him the courage to brush his hand against Eloise 's breast as he kissed her goodbye . |
| 21 | She lifted a large saucepan of eggs from on top of the hot range and gave one to each person . |
| 22 | The light westerly breeze strengthened as we travelled north and we hoisted a large mainsail , borrowed from our 32-foot cutter which set well on Viking 's stubby mast and gave us an extra knot . |
| 23 | She walked out of the front door and gave it a satisfying slam behind her . |
| 24 | She leaned out of her front bay-window and gave him a shout . |
| 25 | While in Mexico , Penn had found himself wielding not just his paintbrush but also the camera , and Liberman , fascinated by the results , nurtured Penn 's developing interest and gave him his first commission — a still-life cover for Vogue , October 1943 . |
| 26 | While in Mexico , Penn had found himself wielding not just the paintbrush but also the camera , and Liberman , fascinated by the results , nurtured Penn 's developing interest and gave him his first commission — a still-life cover for Vogue , October 1943 . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | Yep … thanks Chappie … you helped pull us back into the big time and gave us a lot of enjoyment ( even when you fell over when trying to control the ball : - ) . |
| 29 | It got more painful — so I went to a different doctor , who said it was an infected sebaceous cyst and gave me stronger antibiotics . |
| 30 | She looked up , brows wrinkled in a frown , and he produced a typewritten report and gave it to her . |