Example sentences of "he gave a [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead of jerking on the lead , he gave a mighty push to the bear 's head and the man-animal rolled over backwards . |
| 2 | We know something about the views of Mr. Bickerstaffe because he gave a substantial interview to the New Statesman and Society recently . |
| 3 | His steady regard continued for what seemed like an eternity , and she thought there was a little flash of amusement in his eyes , but then he gave a tiny dip of his head , and she was no longer sure . |
| 4 | He gave a moody farewell to the scene which ‘ left many of our kilted heroes on the field cold and stiff ’ . |
| 5 | His eyes met Caroline 's and he gave a fussy toss of his head . |
| 6 | He gave a low moan of despair . |
| 7 | ‘ Well … well , maybe I was sulking — just a little bit , ’ she added quickly as he gave a low rumble of laughter . |
| 8 | He gave a low rumble of husky laughter . |
| 9 | He gave a low grunt of laughter . |
| 10 | He gave a low grunt of laughter , followed by an untidy sigh . |
| 11 | He gave a helpless gesture with his hand and lapsed into silence . |
| 12 | ‘ Oh , no ! ’ he gave a deep rumble of laughter , the sound echoing menacingly in her ear , which was pressed so closely to his broad chest . |
| 13 | He gave a sharp intake of breath . |
| 14 | He gave a perfect demonstration of how egg on the face leads a pompous body still further into the mire . |
| 15 | But he gave a final warning to Horsley . |
| 16 | He gave a great sigh of satisfaction as she tried to wriggle herself closer . |
| 17 | He gave a great peal of laughter with lots of teeth flashing . |
| 18 | Then he gave a great roar of pain and kicked furiously underneath the blankets . |
| 19 | Throwing open his arms , he gave a great roar of laughter . |
| 20 | He gave a decided nod as if to approve his own argument . |
| 21 | Gerard Gili was Cantona 's coach at Marseille , and he gave a revealing insight into his bust-up with Wilkinson at Leeds . |
| 22 | He gave a cynical laugh at the blush which deepened the colour in her cheeks . |
| 23 | His head on one side , he gave a slight inclination of his head . |
| 24 | He gave a slight shrug of his shoulders . |
| 25 | He gave a slight raise of the eyebrows and said , ‘ Same again ? ’ |
| 26 | And then , almost as if he had received some secret signal , he gave a slight nod of his head , grinning sardonically down at her for a moment before rolling off her body and gathering one of the twins up in his arms . |
| 27 | With one hand smoothing her unruly hair , and the other resting on her hip , he gave a long sigh of contentment . |
| 28 | ‘ Or , ’ he continued , ‘ Halloween ! ’ and he gave a shrieking imitation of a cackling witch . |
| 29 | But he gave a sudden jerk of his head . |
| 30 | It 's alleged he gave a different description in this interview to the one he gave to the trial and the inquiry looked into why the evidence was not disclosed to the jury . |