Example sentences of "[noun sg] and gave he [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I unzipped the pouch round my waist and gave him the small jar of paint and the sawn-off paintbrush . |
| 2 | I sprang to attention and gave him a smart salute . |
| 3 | Uncle Mick reached across his wife and gave him a heavy slap on the knee . |
| 4 | She replaced the receiver and gave him an apologetic smile . |
| 5 | And she put it before Gabriel on a wooden plate and gave him a wooden cup full of water . |
| 6 | Knocker re-filled Sooty 's mug with rough cider and gave him a disapproving look at the same time . |
| 7 | She picked up one of the wire baskets that were stacked outside the supermarket and gave him a selfconscious , defiant stare . |
| 8 | If , if I walked up to a policeman in the street and gave him a little shove , the chances are he would arrest me , unless it was done in a totally friendly way . |