Example sentences of "gave [pers pn] an [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He gave me an impassive glance before , like passing trains in a relativity experiment , belonging to separate frames in the universe , we went on our opposite ways . |
| 2 | Tricia er Tricia gave me an extra payment out of her erm |
| 3 | That gave me an extra day off , since Jack had decided that one practice round was enough for him . |
| 4 | She gave me an extra pillow , kept me supplied with boiling bottles , brought me Vichy , and my meals on a little round table , actually produced a bottle of alcool camphre & frictioned me & gave me some lime flower tea before I went to sleep . |
| 5 | I think about it a hell of a lot you know , not with morbid fascination but because everything that I went through gave me an inner strength and I am frightened to lose it . |
| 6 | He gave me an odd look as if I was telling strange stories . |
| 7 | she sort of gave me an odd look |
| 8 | It was Sayeeda who gave me an insatiable desire to open the doors of Oman , doors which were locked to most foreigners and needed a special key . |
| 9 | Pushing my bike up those long hills and dry valleys gave me an intimate understanding of the nature of the chalk landscape . |
| 10 | And she gave me an indulgent look and she said , ‘ I 'm really sorry , the pictures made me feel tender feelings for you , but they just really did not arouse me . ’ |
| 11 | As promised , one of the project workers gave me an early shake and I had time enough for a coffee before I needed to set off to meet Jenny . |
| 12 | On the other hand , Vivienne gave me an early insight into Malcolm 's history . |
| 13 | Mala gave me an amused look . |
| 14 | Ellen gave me an amused glance . |
| 15 | Thanks also to the kind young woman with two young children who helped me on the train and gave me an orange drink . |
| 16 | He gave me an orange card that advertised his status as PROFESSIONAL SURFER. but he was still a child at heart and surfing was still a game . |
| 17 | The big man gave me an approving nod , then gestured at the suitcases . |
| 18 | The thought that it had been inside his mouth , touching his tongue and gums and those rather small but perfect teeth , that it had been drenched in some of his most intimate fluids gave me an erotic thrill . |
| 19 | And his mother gave me an apologetic smile and said something I did n't catch as she hurried after husband and son . |
| 20 | gave me an unofficial interview at his cottage , but I offended him when I said I really wanted to study French ! |
| 21 | She gave me an earnest look ; beautifully and convincingly earnest . |
| 22 | He gave me an evil grin , knowing just what dissension he had sown in Wavebreaker 's crew , then he was gone . |
| 23 | Dermot Martin gave me an excellent account of contemporary quantum chemistry . |
| 24 | My heart gave me an unforgettable jolt when I thought him to be headless ; yet there was no blood staining the fresh , even snow . |
| 25 | ‘ Philippe very kindly gave me an open invitation , but today I was in Alès , as the guest of Alain 's mother . ’ |
| 26 | The five-star novelist gave me an unfathomable glimmer when I closed the car door for her and remarked that she 'd had a long chat with Harry that afternoon on the telephone . |
| 27 | It gave me an unwelcome feeling and a ‘ you 're not wanted here , get out ’ complex , from which I became utterly pessimistic and a trifle hostile . |
| 28 | Their liquor has been nicely doctored — gave them an extra ration of ale to celebrate my arrival ! |
| 29 | We gave them an early Christmas present . |
| 30 | Correction , someone gave them an early Christmas present . |