Example sentences of "she gave [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Theda 's lips whitened , but she gave no other sign of the distress this label caused her . |
2 | She gave no outward signs of her problems when she went on a walkabout . |
3 | The Colonel could tell that the noise was distracting Amanda from her pamphlet , though she gave no outward sign . |
4 | She gave a deep sigh and felt the silver threads spin filaments of pure light about her and the soft folds of slumber enveloping her … like a soft light veil , like a warm , wine-dark sea , like hazy afternoon sunlight … |
5 | She gave a deep sigh . |
6 | She gave a wan smile . |
7 | And she gave a grotesque wink . |
8 | She gave a separate sheet of paper to each ship , and on it , in neat , small writing , she had listed every voyage , with any intermediate ports of call , over the past twelve months . |
9 | She gave a brittle laugh . |
10 | She gave a brittle laugh , shrugging . |
11 | She walked slowly back to Bishopstow House , her eyes on the verge , her thoughts entirely preoccupied , so that when she found Michael Swinton on horseback in the gateway , motionless and watching her , she gave a genuine start of surprise . |
12 | She knew he 'd take the credit for her ideas ; then she gave a mental shrug . |
13 | Sighing a little , she gave a mental shrug and lifted the receiver . |
14 | She gave a curious little sound between a cry and a moan and knelt beside him . |
15 | She gave a weak smile . |
16 | Not entirely sure if she was being teased or not , because so far as she knew the Irish did indeed take leprechauns very seriously , she gave a weak smile . |
17 | She gave a piteous wail . |
18 | And with the thought of spending a whole day in his company she gave a contented little smile and snuggled under the duvet . |
19 | A year ago , the Commons listened in silence as she gave a graphic eyewitness account of the suffering of Kurdish refugees on the Iran-Iraq border in the aftermath of the Gulf War . |
20 | She gave a delicate shudder , wriggling into the reassuring strength of his arms . |
21 | And there were other things ; saliva drooled from her lips and every few seconds she gave a retching cough . |
22 | She gave a final stir to the enormous pot . |
23 | She gave a shy little laugh . |
24 | She gave a regretful smile . |
25 | She gave a regretful little shrug . |
26 | She gave a slight , sad smile , stood up and took a few paces round the bedroom . |
27 | Tensing , she gave a slight shrug . |
28 | She gave a slight , husky laugh . |
29 | Only the rigidity of Shannon 's spine betrayed the tension in her body as she gave a slight nod . |
30 | Glancing across at Feargal , who was reading a newspaper , or pretending to , she gave a slight smile . |