Example sentences of "and gave a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even Bert was not in his cubbyhole , but Flossie was and gave a languid thump of her tail . |
| 2 | He recommended retreats in a noisy world , and gave a beautiful description of their purpose . |
| 3 | He went back to the girl , sat down on the opposite side of the desk and gave a brisk nod . |
| 4 | Erika stood up , too , and gave a rueful shrug . |
| 5 | Marx nodded and gave a chesty cough . |
| 6 | There were a lot of wonderful things about the organisation and about Tony DeFries — he really is a wonderful man and gave a lot of people a lot of opportunities , but we all took it so much for granted . |
| 7 | He took a gulp at the Scotch and gave a wry smile at the injustices of this world which caused him to be smitten with another one of those blinding attacks just when he was about to make it . |
| 8 | The last I saw of Jordi was when he turned his head towards me before getting into the car , smiled , and gave a shrug . |
| 9 | Then it put back its head , opened its beak and gave a screech to rival the Reverend Eli Foster , and he knew it was a peacock . |
| 10 | Roberts 's discovery was made in 1951 and gave a considerable boost to the research of Prof J Z Young , the celebrated brain expert , who had suggested that some kind of electronic machine might solve the cell counting problem . |
| 11 | As three cheers rang out from a few dozen loyal supporters gathered in the street below , Mr Kinnock took off his glasses , put them in his pocket , and gave a wistful smile for what might have been to the colleagues clustered around him . |
| 12 | Simmons put on 78 in 27 overs with Lara before the latter was deceived by Kuiper 's slower ball and gave a catch to mid-off . |
| 13 | He crunched the last of his sweets and gave a leaflet to a passer-by . |
| 14 | ‘ Have you heard the thunder ? ’ said Pet to Maggie , and gave a mock shudder . |
| 15 | He was cradling the telephone and gave a long , heartfelt sigh . |
| 16 | Rivington peered out of the window , and gave a cry . |
| 17 | Mick Jagger put on a charming little Greek skirt and gave a free performance to thousands in London 's Hyde Park , while Bob Dylan headed down to the Isle of Wight for a three-day festival of dope , sex and rock ‘ n ’ roll attended by 150,000 fans . |
| 18 | Mada Joyce suddenly nodded and gave a smile of understanding . |
| 19 | ‘ Ah , ’ I said , and gave a short laugh , ‘ I might have known Father would be up and ready for the day . ’ |
| 20 | They set off quite cheerily , but when they were within a few miles of the tarmac coast road , the truck hit a gully and gave a sickening lurch . |
| 21 | ‘ If you remember , ’ she began , and gave a mighty hiccup , ‘ you yourself refused to have poor Harrison indoors . ’ |
| 22 | Ironically , Beveridge actually hoped that a pension which reduced income and gave a higher pension to those who stayed at work , would encourage people to defer retirement : ‘ Making receipt of pension conditional on retirement is not intended to encourage or hasten retirement . |
| 23 | A rebuilding of the platforms in 1936 , improved the windscreens , fitted platform doors and gave a more streamlined indicator box . |
| 24 | Shirley , standing on the bar beside her , followed her pointing linger and gave a gasp . |
| 25 | He stopped and gave a little grunt of triumph . |
| 26 | The new principle was that a cutting tool engraved a groove in the ozokerite , which ( when things were working well ) cut cleanly and gave a much lower background noise . |
| 27 | He obediently followed her into the back kitchen , and gave a delighted whoop when he saw the big pot of homemade faggots and mushy peas simmering on the polished black range . |
| 28 | The concept was translated into practical terms with such urgency that the first true thermonuclear device ( MIKE ) was exploded on 1 November , 1952 , and gave a yield of 10 megatonnes ( about 1000 times as great as the bombs dropped on Japan ) . |
| 29 | They looked at each other and gave a shrug of their shoulders , then the big man said to Morris : ‘ Your son is a lucky man , having you for a father . |
| 30 | The girl spun round in alarm , and gave a cry . |