Example sentences of "[conj] he give [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These days she was glad of any invitation to proximity , and curled up beside him so promptly that he gave her an amused sidelong glance as he took her hand in his . |
| 2 | To mark his disapproval of my doing so he gives me the wrong ticket and some change , of which the amount , as far as I can see , bears no relation to any previous transaction between us . |
| 3 | He describes his other grandmother as ‘ a wee frail woman ’ in a mob cap , smoking a long clay pipe and ‘ stroking my hair as I lay down at her feet with my head in her lap ’ , while her railwayman husband also ‘ had a great liking for me , and when he could spring to a halfpenny or an apple or some nuts for ‘ whiteheaded Benny ’ , he did it , Once he gave me a shining white metal watchguard ’ , a symbol of work efficiency which he wore proudly to school , ‘ swanking ’ with it hung across my chest . ’ |
| 4 | His eyes opened and he gave me a weak smile . |
| 5 | And he gave me a bad ticket , bastard . |
| 6 | ‘ And he gave me a big cuddle even though I 'm 16 , which made me feel tons better straight away . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ And he gave me a big cuddle even though I 'm 16 , which made me feel tons better straight away . ’ |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I 'd go for it if I were you , ’ he said , and he gave me a little peck on the cheek . |
| 10 | And he gave me a little master glass in cinema acting which I 've never forgotten |
| 11 | who is a tough and widely experienced chap and he gave me a few more ideas to mull over . |
| 12 | ‘ You walk alongside of me , ’ and he gave him a gentle push into the field , and swung the gate behind him . |
| 13 | yeah but he do n't get done , he does n't get done , that is the problem , the kids do n't , I 've written a letter to Mr yesterday , why they were waiting for the games teacher he was hitting Geoffrey and he gave him a dead leg , kneeing him in the leg , he said before drama , he 's got drama tomorrow he says he hates drama because the teacher takes no notice , he said one week Stuart was hitting me with a stick and the teacher just said calm down you boys , and he was being hit with a stick oh no and this I find totally disgusting and I feel like complaining about this , one of the teachers and I do n't know whether its drama yeah I think it was drama and |
| 14 | She squeezed his hand underneath the table and he gave her a darting smile in response . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | And he gave her a proper snog . |
| 17 | She made no pretence of hiding her eagerness , and he gave her a wry smile . |
| 18 | Father immediately suggested that Jenny go and sit on his lap and he gave her a big cuddle . |
| 19 | She blew the darkness away and he gave her a quick smile as the last doubt faded . |
| 20 | A wary look came into Johnny 's eyes and he gave her a quick glance of alarm . |
| 21 | His expression gentled and he gave her a slow smile filled with a conviction that was very male and utterly sure . |
| 22 | ‘ You have the appetite of a horse , ’ she told him , and he gave her an answering grin . |
| 23 | ‘ He is without doubt their greatest danger and he gave us a few problems last week . ’ |
| 24 | Bacchus song loves Bacchus and Bacchus loves songs , says Milton , and he gives us a whole stream of classical precedents , Ovid , Anacreon , Pinder , the whole lot to show that a poet naturally will love the good life . |
| 25 | The local policeman took it in hand , and nobody grumbled , if he gave them a good clout . |
| 26 | seventeen thousand pounds if he gave them a free cup of coffee . |
| 27 | Just tell him what we want him to give us , you know if he gave us the advance nod on something then we could either you know deal it exclusive or we 'll put it all round , you know , whichever they prefer . |
| 28 | But he gave me a good smile and a big goodbye when I left him so . |
| 29 | But he gave me a hard time . |
| 30 | 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 . |