Example sentences of "she gave me [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After confirming that I was n't taking any medication , she gave me two small white pills with a glass of water and sat me down , explaining that my Mother had been seriously burned and the pills were to help me with the shock when I saw her . |
| 2 | Mrs Chamberlin has more than a dozen and she gave me such beautiful eggs to bring home . |
| 3 | She gave me that icy smile which is reserved for making me feel uncomfortable . |
| 4 | She gave me that up-from-under look that only women can do without appearing cretinous . |
| 5 | She gave me all the blobs of cream on the raspberry fool , as if I were a child . |
| 6 | She gave me five I think it was . |
| 7 | When I was ill she gave me some herbs made into a medicine and I got better quite quickly . |
| 8 | ‘ She gave me some help when I badly needed it . |
| 9 | She gave me those on Monday . |
| 10 | Rosalind said it must go tonight , and she gave me three pence for a lolly to stamp it and post it . ’ |
| 11 | you see Sister makes all these arrangements , it 's she who does so many of the arrangements , she has made the arrangements about there being no coffee , several people have come to me and said I do n't know why you 've got to stop coffee because we can always go over and have lunch anyway , you know , er after the coffee , but Jean came to me she said look I 'm giving you this , and she gave me three pounds , she said I would much rather that was put into this , there your charity thing than take it across the hall , she said my Margaret wo n't go over there any more , because they , they say , you know , put in for your lunch what it would cost |
| 12 | She said she gave me three mugs |
| 13 | Well a as soon as she gave me this erm protective thing to wear and and then told me that I was grown up and every . |
| 14 | she gave me ten pound in an envelope and she said this , this is for your trouble . |
| 15 | She gave me another form to fill in for housing benefit . |
| 16 | She gave me another cavernous smile and said : ‘ Barry 's Dolmen ? |