Example sentences of "[noun] and gave [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've got to go there tomorrow , so ’ — he took his hand from the wheel and gave her a quick pat — ‘ put your neb under your wing until after the holidays and see what transpires then . ’ |
| 2 | The woman at the door raised weary , gold-lidded eyes and gave her an anonymous welcoming smile . |
| 3 | I opened my eyes and gave him a puzzled look . |
| 4 | She had been a regular person once , but that had been before the voices started up in her head , before the dead woman got out of her rocking chair , before the preacherman reached into her mind and gave it a sharp twist … |
| 5 | They shared a commiserating smile , and Mick put his arm around her shoulders and gave her a friendly hug . |
| 6 | He shrugged his broad shoulders and gave her a warm smile . |
| 7 | She cocked her head on one side and gave me a long scrutiny , almost as though she had never seen me before . |
| 8 | Just as we were about to leave , Frank Dick called me to one side and gave me a blistering reprimand . |
| 9 | As their eyes met , Yanto sensed a spart of recognition and gave her a broad smile to help her recollect . |
| 10 | He looked back at Kim and gave him a small bow . |
| 11 | Thacker put his hands back in his pockets and gave her a pitying look . |
| 12 | She did , however , slip next door to May and gave her a rough sketch of what had happened , right up to the Syrup of Figs . |
| 13 | On Friday at school he passed Nutty in the corridor and gave her a fierce stare to remind her about their appointment and she said , ‘ I have n't forgotten , ’ in an aggrieved voice . |
| 14 | I hired a karaoke machine , went down the pub and gave 'em a few numbers ; ‘ Girl From Ipanema ’ , ‘ I Write The Songs ’ . |
| 15 | The retort earned a laugh and gave me a split second to stop my heart from racing . |
| 16 | He stared back and , blushing with confusion , she rose to her feet and gave him a little bob . |
| 17 | He slipped an arm around her waist and gave her an affectionate squeeze . |
| 18 | I unzipped the pouch round my waist and gave him the small jar of paint and the sawn-off paintbrush . |
| 19 | Any account of English book illustration would be inadequate without a tribute to Edmund Evans ( 1826–1905 ) who brought to a wonderful peak of success the revival of the art of colour printing from wood blocks and gave us the delightful colour plate books of Kate Greenaway , ’ Richard E. Doyle , Randolph Caldecott and Walter Crane . |
| 20 | It was a very helpful preparation and gave her a first real taste of teaching . |
| 21 | Luke ignored the heavy sarcasm and gave her a cool look . |
| 22 | It was the young Scots ' first win in four outings and gave them an outside chance of qualifying for the latter stages of the championship . |
| 23 | She unpacked a self-locating mine , punched in her identifier and gave it a simple verbal instruction . |
| 24 | The man wiped his hands ineffectually on his hips and gave her a limp handshake . |
| 25 | Our driver , Hans , spoke to David Lowe , who spoke good German and gave us a running commentary on where we were going . |
| 26 | I sprang to attention and gave him a smart salute . |
| 27 | ‘ However I wanted to race in Ireland and I was frustrated when the Lisburn club came back to me a few days after I had signed up for the French meeting and gave me the full details . |
| 28 | He turned his head and gave me a direct look . |
| 29 | Carole turned her head and gave her a broad smile . |
| 30 | He lifted his dark head and gave her a penetrating stare , noted her expression , and asked swiftly , ‘ What relationship did you think I meant ? ’ |