Example sentences of "[noun sg] and gave [pers pn] [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 | 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 … |
| 3 | She cocked her head on one side and gave me a long scrutiny , almost as though she had never seen me before . |
| 4 | Just as we were about to leave , Frank Dick called me to one side and gave me a blistering reprimand . |
| 5 | As their eyes met , Yanto sensed a spart of recognition and gave her a broad smile to help her recollect . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I hired a karaoke machine , went down the pub and gave 'em a few numbers ; ‘ Girl From Ipanema ’ , ‘ I Write The Songs ’ . |
| 8 | The retort earned a laugh and gave me a split second to stop my heart from racing . |
| 9 | He slipped an arm around her waist and gave her an affectionate squeeze . |
| 10 | I unzipped the pouch round my waist and gave him the small jar of paint and the sawn-off paintbrush . |
| 11 | It was a very helpful preparation and gave her a first real taste of teaching . |
| 12 | Luke ignored the heavy sarcasm and gave her a cool look . |
| 13 | She unpacked a self-locating mine , punched in her identifier and gave it a simple verbal instruction . |
| 14 | Our driver , Hans , spoke to David Lowe , who spoke good German and gave us a running commentary on where we were going . |
| 15 | I sprang to attention and gave him a smart salute . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . |
| 17 | He turned his head and gave me a direct look . |
| 18 | Carole turned her head and gave her a broad smile . |
| 19 | He lifted his dark head and gave her a penetrating stare , noted her expression , and asked swiftly , ‘ What relationship did you think I meant ? ’ |
| 20 | Quinn pushed open the street-door , which opened outwards , closed it behind him , dropped a wooden wedge he had carved in the privacy of the toilet under the sill and gave it a hard kick . |
| 21 | Uncle Mick reached across his wife and gave him a heavy slap on the knee . |
| 22 | William smiled at his wife and gave her a large wink . |
| 23 | Philpott lowered the newspaper and gave them a wry smile . |
| 24 | He read my amusement and gave me a twisted grin . |
| 25 | The light westerly breeze strengthened as we travelled north and we hoisted a large mainsail , borrowed from our 32-foot cutter which set well on Viking 's stubby mast and gave us an extra knot . |
| 26 | Thanks also to the kind young woman with two young children who helped me on the train and gave me an orange drink . |
| 27 | She walked out of the front door and gave it a satisfying slam behind her . |
| 28 | He glanced across the table , saw me smiling , interpreted my thought and gave me a slow ironic blink . |
| 29 | The police at Castlereagh allocated a cell to each man and gave them a good meal . |
| 30 | She replaced the receiver and gave him an apologetic smile . |