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 . |