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

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1 At least she would be sale with Lovat and the knowledge gave him some comfort .
2 Once the superbike race was over McCallen presented himself again for examination and the doctors gave him the all clear for the Regal 600cc race .
3 He liked to live in company with another ; Bo-Bo had only negative virtues but , he had to admit , he would be lonely when she died , and the doctors gave her no more than a year .
4 A Liverpudlian like you , ’ Joe said , and the boy gave him a thumbs-up signal as he ran back to his classroom .
5 Somebody must be doing his mending for him , as she was doing Willis 's , and the idea gave her a stab of pain which she could n't relate to her other feelings .
6 The process of theory taught me how to research , and the substance gave me critical tools .
7 I read the Blues Brothers review and the soundtrack gave me an idea : why not have a soundtrack chart in ZZAP ! ?
8 Charley rubbed her hands and the Dodger gave her a drink from the bottle he carried .
9 Eight voted for the affirmative and negative and the Chairman gave his casting vote in favour . "
10 Fraser 's had two thousand pounds in cash and been allowed lots of time by the airforce , and the army gave him a radio used in the Falklands — the rest he 's done himself with a mortgage
11 The wireless and the cinema gave me such enjoyment that I decided I 'd become an actor , a film star .
12 It is time the public and the press gave it to them .
13 Luke might not , but Folly did , and the memory gave her back the edge of anger .
14 They all shook hands with me , and the Frenchman gave me a bag containing one dozen eggs before I clambered over the wall and into the orchard .
15 In former days the economical cycle hit different parts of the world at different times and the spread gave us a degree of stability .
16 Eventually Balvinder handed over a pocketful of change and the healer gave him a small pot of white powder .
17 Lully had already essayed recitative in French in a ballet , Les aisons ( 1661 ) : and the comédies-ballets gave him plenty of opportunities to experiment further .
18 When I came out on top I immediately looked to starboard for the Pole Star and was rather shocked to find that it was oil the portside and we were obviously heading east , but by careful use of the engines was able to turn through 180° and the navigator gave me a heading after taking a sight from the astro compass .
19 And she returned shortly afterwards with a thick roll of notes fastened with a rubber band and Melanie counted out seventy-eight pounds and a ten shilling note and the woman gave her five shillings from her alligator purse .
20 Cos erm they gave it to this woman and the woman gave it to me .
21 Oh , and the priest gave me a pot of wild boar pâté .
22 Benedict settled his own needs and the lawyer gave him a draft on Lady Merchiston 's bankers .
23 I felt the blood running down my face , and the pain gave me strength .
24 So their own minister held a service at the station , and the agent gave them a good dinner cheering them on in Gaelic , at which they wept , and they went on to settle at Moosomin , where they lived happily ever afterwards .
25 He wanted more time and the rebels gave him it .
26 But I was thrown into this Guild secretary business and er you ca n't do both , not when you 're trying to erm a family and then by then my son was away and erm I went got a job and the Co-op gave me a job .
27 D.C.L. degree by Oxford University and the College gave me the honour of welcoming her with flowers ’ .
28 A priest was then brought in to mediate and the men gave themselves up .
29 Actually , both garments fitted her very well , and the boater gave her the same kind of perky look it had given Annie .
30 It was published in 1959 and the trustees gave their consent .
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