Example sentences of "my [noun] [conj] gave [pron] a " in BNC.

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1 Again they swallowed my story and gave me a year 's conditional discharge .
2 ‘ Certainly , ’ he said , as if he had never seen me before , took my money and gave me a ticket .
3 I opened my eyes and gave him a puzzled look .
4 Thank you to the person who arrived unknowingly on my doorstep and gave me a really sympathetic cuddle while I cried for 10 minutes ( ? ) in relief that I had misunderstood the doctor .
5 He read my amusement and gave me a twisted grin .
6 It is hard to describe the feeling I had as I persuaded her scaly old feet on to my finger and gave her a dose of my very own medicine .
7 He glanced across the table , saw me smiling , interpreted my thought and gave me a slow ironic blink .
8 So I raised my arm and gave them a very big thumbs-down .
9 The owner was thrilled at my interest and gave me a guided tour of the premises , he gave his permission for these photographs to be taken and included in our magazine .
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