Example sentences of "[conj] he give i [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | His eyes opened and he gave me a weak smile . |
| 4 | And he gave me a bad ticket , bastard . |
| 5 | ‘ And he gave me a big cuddle even though I 'm 16 , which made me feel tons better straight away . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ And he gave me a big cuddle even though I 'm 16 , which made me feel tons better straight away . ’ |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I 'd go for it if I were you , ’ he said , and he gave me a little peck on the cheek . |
| 9 | And he gave me a little master glass in cinema acting which I 've never forgotten |
| 10 | who is a tough and widely experienced chap and he gave me a few more ideas to mull over . |
| 11 | But he gave me a good smile and a big goodbye when I left him so . |
| 12 | But he gave me a hard time . |
| 13 | I may have made an unconscious movement towards him because he gave me a last malevolent grin and disappeared into the crowd . |