Example sentences of "and gave [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Shirley , standing on the bar beside her , followed her pointing linger and gave a gasp .
2 Almost disinterestedly , she turned the paper over , and gave a gasp of shock , her heart missing a beat .
3 He sipped his beer , and gave a proportion of his attention to Lee , who was explaining the difficulties of transatlantic obstetric practice under the eagle eye of a litigation-hungry public .
4 The concept was translated into practical terms with such urgency that the first true thermonuclear device ( MIKE ) was exploded on 1 November , 1952 , and gave a yield of 10 megatonnes ( about 1000 times as great as the bombs dropped on Japan ) .
5 She wiggled her toes and gave a sigh of relief .
6 But BR insists lateness will be a thing of the past and gave a punctuality pledge .
7 The guest speaker was Mrs. J. Atkinson who demonstrated decorating Easter cakes and gave a variety of tips in the use of soft icing .
8 It ran almost up to Mary-Lou before she saw it , she let the desk lid with a terrific bang and gave a heart rendering scream .
9 Barbara Norrice , who came and gave a session on teaching the disabled has agreed to staff the day .
10 Ealdred was active within his archdiocese , building refectories for the communities at York and Southwell , and completing the refectory and dormitory and building a presbytery at Beverley , where he decorated the church with paintings and gave a bronze , silver , and gold pulpit and crucifix in the German style .
11 Actors played the parts of the giants of Romania 's chequered history , like Stephen the Great , and gave a kind of historical blessing to the new General-Secretary .
12 She found that establishing her own goals based on her needs made studying that much easier and gave a purpose to the activities and assignments she was asked to do on the course .
13 New Zealand , for the second time in the series , were without Willie Watson , with a recurrence of a thigh strain , and gave a debut to the burly Rod Latham .
14 Then it put back its head , opened its beak and gave a screech to rival the Reverend Eli Foster , and he knew it was a peacock .
15 Robyn whisked away the apron and gave a twirl .
16 I think there was somebody called who came down the isle and gave a couple of balloons .
17 Nosey reluctantly slunk back to Sharpe , then saw something across the river and gave a bark of warning .
18 Mada Joyce suddenly nodded and gave a smile of understanding .
19 He noticed the flattering knee-length skirt and the black stockings and gave a smile .
20 The last I saw of Jordi was when he turned his head towards me before getting into the car , smiled , and gave a shrug .
21 They looked at each other and gave a shrug of their shoulders , then the big man said to Morris : ‘ Your son is a lucky man , having you for a father .
22 The encouragement given made for a great rapport with the class and gave a stimulus to improve the lectures .
23 Case 2 — A woman of 85 with diabetes controlled by diet presented to the accident and emergency department and gave a history of loss of independence over two weeks and a fall .
24 He was the author of 170 major scientific publications and gave a number of important lectures .
25 His data showed clear peaks caused by the gammas from potassium and thallium ( or so he thought , see Chapter 15 ) and gave a hint of another peak between the potassium and thallium peaks .
26 The Honorary Secretary read the Minutes of the previous BGM and gave a report of the Committee 's activities over the past two years .
27 Rivington peered out of the window , and gave a cry .
28 The girl spun round in alarm , and gave a cry .
29 Blanche listened attentively as the sergeant skipped through details of the company structure and gave a thumbnail sketch of Stephen Blufton , the chairman of TV London .
30 He shifted again and gave a groan .
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