Example sentences of "he gave [pron] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave her a long look . |
| 2 | He gave her a long look , and then he laughed . |
| 3 | He gave her a long look . |
| 4 | He gave her a long look , smiled , and went out to his car . |
| 5 | I doubt he gave her a second thought , once he 'd pulled his trousers back on and ushered her into the first available taxi . |
| 6 | He gave her a hard-eyed stare , then swung away to look out of the window . |
| 7 | He gave her a hard-eyed glance . |
| 8 | He gave her a telling glance and uttered a heavy , ‘ Quite . ’ |
| 9 | Anyway , ’ he gave her a distant smile , ‘ let's talk about something cheerful . |
| 10 | He gave her a distant smile as if thinking of something else . |
| 11 | This time he gave her a genuine smile . |
| 12 | He gave her a gentle pinch . |
| 13 | He gave her a gentle smile . |
| 14 | He gave her a gentle push , and she slid from beneath the covers , blushing faintly as his eyes swept boldly over her nakedness , yet enjoying his frank scrutiny at the same time . |
| 15 | He gave her a strained smile as she extricated herself . |
| 16 | She looked pointedly at the stairs behind him , and he gave her a thorough scrutiny , as though trying to work out exactly what was on her mind . |
| 17 | He gave her a lop-sided grin . |
| 18 | He gave her a sharp look , but said nothing . |
| 19 | He gave her a reproachful glance . |
| 20 | There was a cruel smile on his mouth as once more he gave her a comprehensive survey . |
| 21 | He gave her a kindly smile and waited . |
| 22 | He gave her a kindly nod . |
| 23 | The designer 's brows drew together and then he gave her a grudging smile . |
| 24 | There was enough dirt on his knees to grow potatoes , and his short trousers obviously belonged to someone at least three years younger , but he gave her a toothless grin , slid back in his seat and picked his nose . |
| 25 | He gave her a twisted smile . |
| 26 | He gave her a mocking smile . |
| 27 | ‘ Why , thank you , Madame X. ’ He gave her a mocking bow . |
| 28 | He gave her a mocking glance from beneath long black lashes . |
| 29 | He gave her a mocking salute , started the engine and , before she could find anything to say , was driving away from her . |
| 30 | He gave her a mock-ferocious scowl . |