Example sentences of "she gave [pers pn] [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 SHE gave me a row when I put on potatoes for her tea .
2 When we were seated facing each other again she gave me a ball of pink wool and a pair of knitting needles and I had my first lesson in how to knit properly without dropping stitches .
3 She gave me a half-smile .
4 She gave me a look .
5 ‘ She is n't important , never was important — except that she gave me a chance to get close to you again . ’
6 Once she gave me a wink and she has even pinched my bum . ’
7 Cos I was passing it so she gave me a couple of tablets .
8 So I went back to the lady doctor and she gave me a cream and some tablets .
9 This old lady came out and said about the cough — she gave me a dose of cough medicine .
10 Right , the problem is that I ca n't seem to get through on the telephone , I phoned and her secretary came back and said you 've to phone and she gave me a guy 's name like and I got a number for him so I phoned it , ah he works in our Edinburgh office I phoned the Edinburgh office .
11 With the little bottle containing the mixture , she gave me a pamphlet .
12 Then she said I could look and she gave me a piece of cloth with a few coins in it which my mother had saved for me — and the ring .
13 She gave me a piece of bread and a toasting fork and we both crouched over the fire to make toast .
14 Once or twice Paula teased me about nude swimming , and once she gave me a brief conducted tour of the gardens and the house .
15 She gave me a key .
16 She gave me a frank , laughing look .
17 T V and your video and sh she gave me a card , that is the gospel truth I 'm not telling
18 She gave me a cup of French coffee and we had a chat . ’
19 Jo Joan when she came over she gave me a hug and she said I mean every word of that mum .
20 yeah , I got f I got , my total marks I could 've got was fifty eight and I got fifty four and she gave me a C and she said must improve your marks .
21 Er I said , No , and she gave me a letter to take down there you see .
22 I asked why and she gave me a reply I had n't expected .
23 I learned a lot from her , and when she and Wilson came to tea with me and we walked round my garden , she gave me a lot of good advice , evidently amazed at the poverty of my crops — ‘ These are not … your Brussels ? ’
24 She gave me a lot of support , but felt really angry about what had happened to me — I was too exhausted to care .
25 She gave me a slap and I gave her one back .
26 Yeah , she gave me a Crunchie and I thought I bet it 's poison so I broke it in half gave them a bit , watched them eat it , gave it five minutes and then eat mine !
27 ‘ I think what I am trying to explain to you , ’ she said , ‘ is that over the years I became so completely cowed and dominated by this monster of an aunt that when she gave me an order , no matter what it was , I obeyed it instantly .
28 She gave me an opportunity to pick pockets myself .
29 No , it took she gave me the Times .
30 In possessing her , he is both taken out of , and placed in possession of , himself : ‘ She gave me the idea of my manliness I had grown to need . ’
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