Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] give [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His reply was to give her a sharp pull forward and then a shove in the back , which knocked her to her knees . |
| 2 | When he straightened up , Pion was giving him a puzzled look . |
| 3 | By the middle of February , when the Shah had been in Morocco more than a month , it had become common gossip in the diplomatic corps that Hassan was giving him the cold shoulder . |
| 4 | ‘ Yes , that was because Lesley-Jane was giving me the wrong cues . |
| 5 | Hitherto , Blackpool 's aim had been to crush-load its trams to bursting-point , now the object was to give them a comfortable ride for their money . |
| 6 | He was all the more determined to appear in control because his father-in-law was giving him the half-amused , half-pitying look , which Hugh interpreted as ‘ I know you 're sorry you 've got to put up with me . |
| 7 | Carrie was taken by surprise at his question and her first instinct was to give him a sharp reply , but she nodded instead , catching the look of concern in Don 's deep brown eyes . |
| 8 | I hoped the u s authorities were giving him a hard time . |
| 9 | So , Himmler was giving him the same powers as he had given Max Radl for Operation Eagle . |
| 10 | The idea was to give everybody a reasonable chance of answering some questions , not merely by general railway knowledge , but by dint of having supported Society events . |
| 11 | I know what profession she 's in , and no wonder that taxi driver was giving me the big smirk . |
| 12 | Somewhere at the back of her mind , it occurred to Bernice that Bishop was giving her an awful lot of rope . |