Example sentences of "[conj] gave his " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | In France , Joffre , though discredited , was appointed Chief Military Adviser to the Government , a titular post that gave his incompetence less scope . |
| 3 | But Bugatti was an innovator and it was his work at suspension development that gave his cars the edge over his rivals . |
| 4 | He was like a Greek god , except that his hair was black and the nose had a slight curve to it that gave his broad , open features a somewhat predatory look . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | And it was surely not merely over-confidence of his good usage here that gave his eyes that insolent green blaze , and his voice the sharp , clear edge of defiance . |
| 8 | He remembered that his wife had one precious jewel , and he did what no man should ever do — he went and gave his wife 's only jewel to the beggar . |
| 9 | PRESIDENT Yeltsin neutralised the Russian opposition yesterday and gave his government several months ' leeway to press ahead with radical economic reforms . |
| 10 | Kerry ) , deliberately developed the breed as a small animal able to fatten as well as to give house milk , probably by selection from the local mountain dairy cattle , and gave his name to the breed by the early nineteenth century . |
| 11 | ‘ Christ , ’ said Billy , ‘ you supposed to drink that or eat it , ’ and gave his usual raucous laugh . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He listened to Nigel Cramer for several minutes , nodded and gave his own orders to the dozen men who had clambered out of the second and third helicopters . |
| 14 | Charles turned abruptly round and gave his wife a withering look as reporters homed in on the pair . |
| 15 | Botha equalised from 45 metres and gave his side the lead on 20 minutes with an identically tricky penalty . |
| 16 | He turned up his coat collar and gave his eyes time to adjust to the thickness of the night fog . |
| 17 | Anselm , glad to escape from the secular snares into a world he understood , refused the king 's demand and gave his proffered £500 to the poor . |
| 18 | He was not wise in the affairs of the world , nor did he wish to be : he simply challenged the normal assumptions of the world and gave his attention to eternal truths and individual souls . |
| 19 | Merritt finished the MCC second innings off with figures of 7 for 28 off nine overs and gave his side a win by an innings and 122 runs , which showed the Kiwis could compete with the best in the land , and were hungry for greater success . |
| 20 | So the man who unified Italy and gave his name to a biscuit bought his shirts in Aysgarth . |
| 21 | John T. Scopes , a biology teacher at the Central High School in Dayton , decided to test the law , and gave his pupils a lecture on evolution . |
| 22 | It is scarcely surprising , therefore , that even though he was again on royal diplomatic missions to France , in 1324–5 , and in 1326 backed Reynolds 's excommunication of the invaders , he soon recognized a fait accompli and gave his support to the queen . |
| 23 | The military advice given to Mountbatten was that they should not be armed , but he overruled this and gave his recognition to the AFO . |
| 24 | By a further letter , also sent from Riyadh , dated 14 January 1992 , Mr. Qalib reconfirmed his earlier instructions on behalf of ‘ my Government ’ and gave his written consent , pursuant to R.S.C. , Ord. 15 , r. 6(4) , for ‘ the Interim Government of the Republic of Somalia ’ to be joined as the plaintiff in these proceedings . |
| 25 | This broke at speed , Oenomaus was thrown and killed , and Pelops got the princess and the kingdom , and gave his name to the Peloponnese . |
| 26 | Edward held still and gave his mind to his wife . |
| 27 | He balanced the empty whisky glass on the window-sill and gave his nose a last wipe , pocketing his hanky . |
| 28 | She continued her angry and frustrated weeping , but was forced to question herself when her son also withdrew and gave his support to his father . |
| 29 | The Pole glanced up and gave his spectacles another prod . |
| 30 | On a celebrated occasion in Wales a county court judge sitting in a civil case in Bridgend had not completed the case when the train was due to leave , so he continued it on the train and gave his final judgement in the station-master 's office at Llantrisant . |