Example sentences of "[noun] he gave [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He kissed her then , his mouth warm and sensitive to her every response , and when she put her arms around his neck he gave a hoarse inhalation of breath , his arms tightening around hers , and the kiss took fire , grew passionate , their bodies pressing together , harder , harder … |
| 2 | With a skilful lurch he gave the bent hydrant on the sidewalk a crunchy shouldercheck and we were off , weaving at speed back up the street . |
| 3 | Indeed in April he had proved that such reading was an art : the Sitwells had organized an evening for the Free French in the Aeolian Hall , and in front of the Queen he gave a memorable and dramatic performance of " What the Thunder Said " . |
| 4 | By way of assistance he gave the following example : |
| 5 | In return he gave a short laugh . |
| 6 | In the preface to his edition he gave a detailed description of the manuscript : |
| 7 | When he saw Oliver he gave a watery grin and said ‘ So it 's you again , ’ in a low , rather grumbling voice . |
| 8 | One of the first bits of advice he gave the First Church was , ‘ Bend the knee , but not unwisely . ’ |
| 9 | As Betty talked about the rain of the previous days the builder spoke briefly of water tables ; as she deplored the unemployment in the principality he gave a succinct resumé of the economic situation ; as , somewhat at a loss , she praised the sun for now shining , Emyr described in a few words how it would eventually burn itself out . |
| 10 | With tongue and teeth he gave a tight rasp and turned away in boredom or vexation or distaste . |
| 11 | There was little apology in Luke 's voice or in the look he gave the other man , and Fred laughed . |
| 12 | As he stepped past Carson he gave a quick , tight smile of acknowledgement . |
| 13 | In my book he gave a free kick for Forest . |
| 14 | To her surprise he gave a deep-throated chuckle . |
| 15 | Over dinner he gave an enthralling account of the entire mission , their excitement at penetrating the Flow undetected , matched only by their relief at finding the way out , and of how on reaching home waters they had been cheered into Wilhelmshaven by the rest of the German fleet and flown to Berlin for a celebratory banquet with Hitler . |
| 16 | In June he gave a broad hint that he was on the verge of acting . |
| 17 | As leader of the party he gave the usual dinner for colleagues at the start of the session but he was happy to leave the rest of the social management of the party to Lady Londonderry . |