Example sentences of "he gave [pers pn] [art] [adj] grin " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave her a lop-sided grin . |
| 2 | There was enough dirt on his knees to grow potatoes , and his short trousers obviously belonged to someone at least three years younger , but he gave her a toothless grin , slid back in his seat and picked his nose . |
| 3 | Suddenly he gave her a rueful grin . |
| 4 | Finally , slipping off his boots and making a few tears in his trousers with a bayonet , he gave her a quick grin , and melted into the night , just one more peasant among many . |
| 5 | He gave her a sheepish grin . |
| 6 | He gave her a reluctant grin . |
| 7 | He gave her an admiring grin that was very reminiscent of the senator 's beguiling charm . |
| 8 | ‘ You have the appetite of a horse , ’ she told him , and he gave her an answering grin . |
| 9 | He gave me a welcoming grin and an ironic bow to acknowledge the exalted company I was keeping , then he ushered the senator on to the starboard wing and so into the aeroplane . |
| 10 | He gave me a self-conscious grin and then yelped as someone thumped him in the back . |
| 11 | He gave me a sudden grin , purple mouth full of little , ivory bits like when you cut into a pomegranate and he was gone . |
| 12 | He gave me an evil grin , knowing just what dissension he had sown in Wavebreaker 's crew , then he was gone . |
| 13 | He gave them a huge grin and blew them a kiss . |
| 14 | My only other memory of that period was Schultz 's , the sausage-maker — a Saturday night treat for us , especially when he gave us a toothless grin and slipped an extra sausage in free . |