Example sentences of "[pron] gave her [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I gave her a gruesome murder to deal with … homicide is new territory for women — the need for capture and revenge is largely masculine . ’ |
| 2 | I gave her a nasty smile and left it . |
| 3 | I gave her a deep old-fashioned bow , a legacy of the East European courtesies in which I had been raised . |
| 4 | Here , ’ I gave her a printed business card , the one with my home telephone number on it . |
| 5 | Once Anne had accepted the fact that I was n't gon na work in the foreseeable future , and it was her choice that we stay , cos I gave her a clear choice , it was either move away where I could get work , or stay and suffer the wages of the dole like you know . |
| 6 | But I gave her a cold stare and fluffed my fur out ; I could n't have her thinking I was a pushover . |
| 7 | I gave her a large handkerchief . |
| 8 | I got out of the car and ran to my front door , my mum answered the door , she looked quite different but I gave her a massive cuddle and went indoors . |
| 9 | I gave her a few days off when William went away . |
| 10 | Some of them smelt of oil or grease of a kind she did n't recognize I gave her a few samples from the labs without telling her what they were and she picked out gun oil as being the nearest . |
| 11 | I could see that she was scowling and stiffening into a Mark 2 temper , so I gave her an encouraging smile — which raised her , as I expected , to a Mark 3 . |
| 12 | As I gave her an exaggerated account of my clashes with different members of my family , she continued to discourage me , saying that the work in London was hard and that exile was no easy way of life . |
| 13 | I gave her the bare outline of your problem , Leonora — it was necessary to explain why I wanted an X-ray in a hurry . |
| 14 | I gave her the best books |
| 15 | To know that she was needed by someone gave her a heady sense of power . |
| 16 | And then , somewhere in the house , she heard a sound which gave her a dry , tingling sensation in the mouth like a small , electric shock . |
| 17 | He was fascinated by the corset which gave her a youthful figure and set about reproducing it.In 1968 , they invented the Wonderbra which has been a best-seller for more than 20 years . |
| 18 | So she found a place in the old tree which gave her a familiar view of the land . |
| 19 | Her eyes were crookedly set , which gave her a humorous , quizzical expression quite in keeping with her manner and disposition . |
| 20 | Then somebody gave her a square wooden camera , a perfect camera made of light-coloured wood and pine with a beautiful hollow in the middle for the light-rays to pass through . |
| 21 | He ignored her , walking past into his room followed by the stranger , who gave her a lop-sided grin . |
| 22 | Glancing at his mother , who gave her a gentle smile , then back to Feargal , she burst out laughing . |
| 23 | Evelyn took up the pen and wrote her name quickly , then looked up at Miss Harker who gave her the briefest of nods and immediately turned her attention back to the rest of the company . |
| 24 | And you , you gave her a hundred |
| 25 | She passed several men , but none gave her a second glance . |
| 26 | She gave her a tiny push . |
| 27 | She saw Margaret waiting for her outside her house and she gave her a little wave . |
| 28 | Turning to Ellie , she gave her a false smile . |
| 29 | She was smaller than Jenna with none of Jenna 's slender , willowy height , but she was so healthy-looking that the fact in itself gave her an added attraction . |
| 30 | One gave her a gold ring and one gave her a little dog . |