Example sentences of "she give a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only then did she give a little bow and , pouring herself some wine , settled , kneeling at her husband 's side . |
| 2 | She gives a wide variety of definitions : ‘ feeble-minded ’ , ‘ educable defective ’ , ‘ educationally sub-normal ’ , ‘ those having moderate learning difficulties ’ , ‘ dull and backward ’ , ‘ remedial ’ , and ‘ maladjusted and disruptive ’ . |
| 3 | Instead , now she gives a visual expression to Enya 's achingly lonely melodies , songs of prayers , dreams and longings echoing a child 's spiritual innocence . |
| 4 | 18 Then , she gives a small qUeeEEP ? . 19 Generally , Birdie looks at me more with her right eye than her left . |
| 5 | ‘ She gives a quick squirt so I can smell it , then finds a nice , easy chair till she hears me coming . ’ |
| 6 | In her column , which she used almost as a diary , she gives a charming account of the early encounters . |
| 7 | In a crowded restaurant she gives a little scream at the plate which some overworked waitress has set before her and says , ‘ Oh , that 's far , far too much ! |
| 8 | She gives a wistful version of the title song , but her Irma is more EastEnders than Montmatre . |
| 9 | She gave a deep sigh and felt the silver threads spin filaments of pure light about her and the soft folds of slumber enveloping her … like a soft light veil , like a warm , wine-dark sea , like hazy afternoon sunlight … |
| 10 | She gave a deep sigh . |
| 11 | She gave a wan smile . |
| 12 | And she gave a grotesque wink . |
| 13 | She gave a separate sheet of paper to each ship , and on it , in neat , small writing , she had listed every voyage , with any intermediate ports of call , over the past twelve months . |
| 14 | She gave a brittle laugh . |
| 15 | She gave a brittle laugh , shrugging . |
| 16 | She walked slowly back to Bishopstow House , her eyes on the verge , her thoughts entirely preoccupied , so that when she found Michael Swinton on horseback in the gateway , motionless and watching her , she gave a genuine start of surprise . |
| 17 | She knew he 'd take the credit for her ideas ; then she gave a mental shrug . |
| 18 | Sighing a little , she gave a mental shrug and lifted the receiver . |
| 19 | She gave a weak smile . |
| 20 | Not entirely sure if she was being teased or not , because so far as she knew the Irish did indeed take leprechauns very seriously , she gave a weak smile . |
| 21 | She gave a piteous wail . |
| 22 | A year ago , the Commons listened in silence as she gave a graphic eyewitness account of the suffering of Kurdish refugees on the Iran-Iraq border in the aftermath of the Gulf War . |
| 23 | She gave a delicate shudder , wriggling into the reassuring strength of his arms . |
| 24 | And there were other things ; saliva drooled from her lips and every few seconds she gave a retching cough . |
| 25 | She gave a final stir to the enormous pot . |
| 26 | She gave a regretful smile . |
| 27 | Only the rigidity of Shannon 's spine betrayed the tension in her body as she gave a slight nod . |
| 28 | She gave a slight laugh . |
| 29 | Glancing across at Feargal , who was reading a newspaper , or pretending to , she gave a slight smile . |
| 30 | I know , ’ she gave a slight smile , ‘ the inevitable cry of most junior doctors . ’ |