Example sentences of "[noun] gave i a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ellen gave me a dismissive glance . |
| 2 | ‘ That 's my first win in the race , ’ Paul said afterwards ‘ and I must say La Greine gave me a great run . ’ |
| 3 | The Sheikha gave me a questioning look and I answered , ‘ I will stay here . ’ |
| 4 | Greenslade gave me a sideways look . |
| 5 | Donna gave me a limpid hand to shake , then wiggled her way towards the liquor cabinet . |
| 6 | ‘ Being involved as a competitor , administrator , and coach gave me a unique insight into the world of top international sport . |
| 7 | When I was twelve , and I got baptized , erm a lady gave me a little text and it was from Joshua chapter one and it was verse nine and it says have I not commanded you be strong and courageous do not be terrified , do not be discouraged for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go and that 's a verse that I 've been able to remember and to thank God for on so many different occasions all through my training as a doctor and it 's , all the promises in the bible are absolutely true and you can rely on them because it 's not a book written by men but it 's a book written by God . |
| 8 | Doone gave me a sorrowful stare , but I had n't given a thought to his wanting secrecy . |
| 9 | A kind choirman gave me a threepenny bit , so my total spending money for the day amounted to tenpence . |
| 10 | I was still nursing my Freddieland injuries , and the way she was looking at me with her unflinching gaze gave me a queasy feeling I 'd only narrowly avoided providing lunch . |
| 11 | Fred Workman gave me a free hand , bless him , and through my Radio Column , feature stories and editorials we blasted the CRBC , the federal Members of Parliament as well as the M.L.A. 's , and also included the local Mayor and Councillors for not taking preventative action to preserve our pioneering radio station long before . |
| 12 | The cop gave me a hard look and moved off . |
| 13 | The employee behind the check in desk gave me a huge smile and welcomed me to the airport , gave me my seat reservation card and wished me a good journey . |
| 14 | I 'll admit that hearing about that sermon gave me a cowardly frisson of fear . |
| 15 | Mama gave me a big hug . |
| 16 | Pogo gave me a lovely Mah Jong set for Christmas and ‘ I 'm just wild about ’ the game . |
| 17 | To my surprise , the singer gave me a friendly nod before throwing his head back and tackling the last verses . |
| 18 | One agent in North 's employ remembered being over at CIA headquarters one day when a call came in to him from North , ‘ and everybody in the room gave me a dirty look . ’ |
| 19 | The Emperor Napoleon got a good deal because France would have had to give it up sooner or later anyway , and I got a good deal because Louisiana gave me a lovely companion for life with all the legendary charms of your people . " |
| 20 | His wife gave me a rough idea of what their insurance situation was . |
| 21 | In a third shop I was moderately interested in one particular model until the assistant gave me a global price for a computer , printer and so on . |
| 22 | The colonel gave me a friendly pat on the shoulder , and we made for the outside world again . |
| 23 | Raising a hand to put an end to these blows the woman gave me a warm smile . |
| 24 | I was able to follow up that evening , for my father gave me a lovely chrysanthemum bloom from his greenhouse and the next day I took it to her home and asked her mother , who opened the door to my rather nervous knock , if she would give it to her daughter . |
| 25 | For years I tried to paint around grasses and tried masking fluid ; however neither approach gave me a satisfactory result . |
| 26 | The teachers gave me a rough time for a couple of years because my student and acting image did n't fit . |
| 27 | WELL , WHEN I OFFERED SIR WILFRED MY RESIGNATION , THE OLD BUGGER GAVE ME A SECOND-HAND YACHT HE 'D PICKED UP AT AN AUCTION … |
| 28 | I thought , in my anxious state , that the orderly gave me a funny look as he left me there . |
| 29 | Training in the choir gave me a fine knowledge of the Psalms , though I must say that none of us choir boys looked forward to the fifteenth evening of the month when the set psalm had no less than seventy-three verses . |
| 30 | Grizedale gave me a real opportunity to put my work outdoors . |