Example sentences of "[Wh det] gave he " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some features of that world are nowadays entirely inscrutable — notably , what it was in Frederic Lowndes 's self-effacing position on The Times which gave him and his wife access to a society of international aristocracy and even royalty , and to the inner circles of the cabinet , as well as the society of novelists and playwrights . |
| 2 | The Home Secretary was acting under clause 13(4) of the Licence and Agreement between him and the BBC and section 29(3) of the Broadcasting Act 1981 both of which gave him power to give the broadcasting authorities notice in writing requiring them to refrain from broadcasting any specified matter or classes of matter . |
| 3 | This was the bond which gave him a warm and interested reception . |
| 4 | Le Nouveau had part traded in his mere Ford for this summit of status symbols , which gave him a new occupation . |
| 5 | He was of middle height , well built , possibly in his mid-forties ( though Jane was not much good on ages ) with dark curly hair and slanting eyes which gave him a slightly Slavonic look , though there was not a trace of accent in his speech . |
| 6 | He began by saying how glad he was to be in Europe again , which gave him an opportunity to outline some of the developments taking place in other regions of the world , and to describe the next phase in the development of the world car . |
| 7 | It was almost a religious conviction he had , and one which gave him the courage to carry out his plans . |
| 8 | That heart is Welsh , and it is his Welshness which gave him an inner security that enabled him to come this far . |
| 9 | The book of which gave him most satisfaction was William Neil 's One Volume Bible Commentary . |
| 10 | At first Mussolini was the senior partner , a position which gave him the feeling of power he clearly relished . |
| 11 | True , he was an All-State footballer which gave him some excitement and fun ; but he always stayed in Neptune with Lorraine and with Mud . |
| 12 | But there was an interesting sequel , which gave him his first , insightful , small stab at directing . |
| 13 | We bought him and his friends a drink which gave him a chance to quiz us on our movements for the next day . |
| 14 | It was almost an hour 's drive , which gave him time to elaborate his philosophy . |
| 15 | Their agreement was the first based on profit-sharing as well as retention of copyright , which gave him a large measure of control over publication and future working of the copyrights . |
| 16 | ‘ From tomorrow , Sarah , I should like you to wear your hair in the style in which it was dressed when you attended the service at the Foundling Hospital , ’ he said , forcing the smile which gave him a jovial reputation . |
| 17 | In November , he was given ‘ emergency powers ’ , which gave him the right to issue legally binding decrees and appoint people to any government post without reference to the Supreme Russian Soviet . |
| 18 | Most damaging to the action man myth of JFK was his serious adrenaline disorder , Addison 's disease , which gave him acute back pain . |
| 19 | With his accountant 's help he eventually moved his accounts to the Midland , which gave him the overdraft on reasonable terms , but he is critical of the way banks look at small businesses , believing that many only look at the business sector rather than at the person running a particular business . |
| 20 | One of the sport 's most natural drivers — no one , ever , participated in more forms of motor sport , for as long or even remotely as successfully — he favoured , as a simple man , those things which gave him simple pleasures . |
| 21 | To him , they were something of an adventure , a small knock at the system which gave him the illusion of individual importance . |
| 22 | Isobel and Dorothy were battling their way against the wind down to the bus stop , the following morning , when they met Hank hunched up in his old black zipper jacket and a pair of earmuffs , which gave him a quaintly catlike appearance . |
| 23 | Mr Cross walked to the signal box at Girvan and waited until the train was belled off Kilkerran which gave him sufficient time to drive to Pinmore . |
| 24 | And a neat moustache which gave him a slightly rakish , debonair look . |
| 25 | FURIOUS Nigel Mansell ended his Formula One career yesterday with a blast at the team which gave him the World Drivers ' Championship . |
| 26 | What he relied on , I think , and what he always came back to was that ‘ natural ’ self which he did not understand nor at this stage want to understand , but which gave him his power . |
| 27 | Beneath the strong nose was a dark moustache , thin and slicked down , which gave him a Latin look . |
| 28 | Colonel Haldane , with considerable vindictiveness , though undoubtedly to make an example to deter others from doing the like , set out to ruin him , and removed him from the place which gave him his living on grounds of redundancy , and replaced him with one of his own friends . |
| 29 | But it was the ability to become a socially responsible landlord which gave him most satisfaction . |
| 30 | Fabbio did his homework among the downsizing-bent corporates which gave him the idea for Dazel : exploit the need for managing information in the network environment and give them instantaneous links to fax , printers , voice and E-mail . |