Example sentences of "he gave i a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave me a quizzical look , then indicated to the left side of the school . |
| 2 | So before we separated he gave me a working title for a song , and told me he wanted me to finish it by the next time he saw me . |
| 3 | He gave me a strange look . |
| 4 | But I did quite well then — he gave me a new watch , the year before a set of matching underwear . |
| 5 | But he gave me a good smile and a big goodbye when I left him so . |
| 6 | He said what a waste of bloody time and then he gave me a five-pound note . " |
| 7 | He gave me a welcoming grin and an ironic bow to acknowledge the exalted company I was keeping , then he ushered the senator on to the starboard wing and so into the aeroplane . |
| 8 | HYWEL DAVIES ( Ghofar ) : ‘ He gave me a super ride but did n't quite get the trip . |
| 9 | And right , he made me heart jump , 'cos he looked just like your dad , and then a few days later , he 's in garage again , and Johnny come in and he said , God he said , he gave me a flaming heart attack out there . |
| 10 | His eyes opened and he gave me a weak smile . |
| 11 | When I was foolish enough to laugh at a preposterous and provocative statement made by Mr Dinsdale — who had surely modelled himself on Dickens 's character Mr Bounderby — he gave me a withering look and asked sarcastically : ‘ Is this a reason to laugh ? ’ |
| 12 | So when I ran breathless into the kitchen , he gave me a friendly warning . |
| 13 | He gave me a friendly smile . |
| 14 | He gave me a stricken glance . |
| 15 | ’ He gave me a sly leer . |
| 16 | MARTIN LYNCH ( Cool Ground ) : ‘ Basically he gave me a great ride . |
| 17 | Though engrossed in picking his teeth with a match he gave me a long appraising stare before addressing me in rich cockney . |
| 18 | He gave me a long look . |
| 19 | He gave me a self-conscious grin and then yelped as someone thumped him in the back . |
| 20 | He gave me a swift look . |
| 21 | And he gave me a bad ticket , bastard . |
| 22 | He gave me a flamboyant salute . |
| 23 | He gave me a hard stare , which said all that I needed to know about my fate if he failed to beat me . |
| 24 | But he gave me a hard time . |
| 25 | Mr Pumblechook seemed to agree with my sister that I should be punished as much as possible , even when eating , and so for breakfast next morning he gave me a large piece of bread with very little butter , and a cup of warm water with very little milk , and insisted on checking my learning . |
| 26 | He gave me a shrewd look , clearly suspecting that I would have changed the name had I dared defy the superstition . |
| 27 | But Basil encouraged and even found some tiny portion of my painting which could be developed though he agreed that I might copy more easily than imagine and he gave me a mounted butterfly to draw . |
| 28 | He gave me a pretty cane basket to put it in and I went upstairs , opened the trunk and loaded all the balls I could get into the basket . |
| 29 | He gave me a whole bunch of flowers for nothing . |
| 30 | He gave me a dazzling smile . |