Example sentences of "so [pron] gave [pron] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I could see that she was scowling and stiffening into a Mark 2 temper , so I gave her an encouraging smile — which raised her , as I expected , to a Mark 3 . |
| 2 | I was scared of them but I was n't going to let them get away so I gave them a good run for their money . |
| 3 | There were a lot of young drunks staggering about , too — most at that noisy and unattractive stage where they might want to be your pal or pick a fight or just throw up on you , so I gave them a wide berth . |
| 4 | After half an hour I was still waiting , so I gave him an experimental pull and the hook came back minus the barbel . |
| 5 | She wanted to wound him as he was wounding her so she gave him a charming smile and said , ‘ How did you feel , Fernando , when Maria Luisa slid into your bed at that hour ? ’ |
| 6 | We did n't want our poor prisoner to get wet , so we gave him a nice yellow raincoat , you see . |