Example sentences of "he gave [pers pn] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She looked at him quickly , but he gave her no chance to reply . |
| 2 | He gave her no time to start crying . |
| 3 | But he gave her no time to explain . |
| 4 | He must have seen her marshalling her arguments , for he gave her no time to use them . |
| 5 | Got on one tube and that broke down from the end of she 's at Liverpool Street then she had to go different end to Oxford Street , but she ended up in Charing Cross then she got on another tube line at Charing Cross and then that broke down , so she said it took hours , then she gave a taxi , had to get a taxi back to Oxford Street and , and from Oxford Street back to Waterloo and it 's four pound and he gave her a change for a tenner instead , and she gave him a twenty pound note but , you know she 's absolutely haggard , so I said it 's just as well she can have a cup of tea before she goes , I just told her briefly about that so , erm , Carla 's a bit late ai n't she ? |
| 6 | He gave her a necklace that choked her . |
| 7 | A short time later they went out to where a bay gelding and a grey mare were tethered and , after instructing her concerning the correct side to mount , he gave her a leg up . |
| 8 | He gave her a sheet of paper . |
| 9 | Well I know the night Lindsey was smoking and she had or something but smelt the smoke on her breath and he got the belt and he gave her a belt and I lay in bed Kay and I cried |
| 10 | He gave her a child every year , but was never there when it came into the world . |
| 11 | ‘ He 's lovely , is Peter , ’ said one , and he gave her a cuddle to celebrate . |
| 12 | He gave her a push . |
| 13 | When she did n't answer straight away , he gave her a shake that rattled her teeth . |
| 14 | He gave her a shake , forcing her chin up as he glared down into her face . |
| 15 | He gave her a grin and took the stairs two at a time . |
| 16 | ‘ And do you have any news , ’ she said — he gave her a look , ‘ Oh , news , I mean new , you know — ’ |
| 17 | He gave her a look that was penetratingly shrewd , considering the amount he had drunk . |
| 18 | He gave her a look of savage need and then he was kissing her fiercely . |
| 19 | ‘ And that from an Aussie ? ’ she was startled into answering , then went pink when he gave her a look of what she could only describe as approval . |
| 20 | He gave her a look that brooked no further arguments . |
| 21 | He gave her a look of amused speculation and she was glad to sit in her corner and leave him to get the drinks . |
| 22 | He gave her a look of grudging admiration . |
| 23 | He gave her a look calculated to have her on her knees in front of him begging . |
| 24 | He gave her a look of such hatred that she took an involuntary step backwards . |
| 25 | He gave her a look of contempt that made her want to hit him . |
| 26 | He told her she was a fool , and wished her luck — then he gave her a gold sovereign and a bottle of champagne as a farewell present . |
| 27 | He gave her a squeeze and she was out of the door smiling . |
| 28 | He gave her a flicker of a glance . |
| 29 | He gave her a smile then , a kind of comradely one , as if her sprain and his stiff knee meant they had something in common . |
| 30 | Then he gave her a smile so chill , so filled with cunning , that it drove the blood from her face . |