Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] giving [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he straightened up , Pion was giving him a puzzled look . |
| 2 | By the middle of February , when the Shah had been in Morocco more than a month , it had become common gossip in the diplomatic corps that Hassan was giving him the cold shoulder . |
| 3 | ‘ Yes , that was because Lesley-Jane was giving me the wrong cues . |
| 4 | He was all the more determined to appear in control because his father-in-law was giving him the half-amused , half-pitying look , which Hugh interpreted as ‘ I know you 're sorry you 've got to put up with me . |
| 5 | I hoped the u s authorities were giving him a hard time . |
| 6 | So , Himmler was giving him the same powers as he had given Max Radl for Operation Eagle . |
| 7 | I know what profession she 's in , and no wonder that taxi driver was giving me the big smirk . |
| 8 | Somewhere at the back of her mind , it occurred to Bernice that Bishop was giving her an awful lot of rope . |