Example sentences of "[conj] gave she [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though sometimes , the gentlemen chucked her beneath the chin absently , or gave her a sixpence , and one , even , pushed her for a whole quarter-hour on the swing . |
| 2 | A country that gave her a cold welcome , in which the To Let signs specified ‘ No Coloureds ’ , and of which she wrote in Second-Class Citizen , ‘ If I had been Jesus I would have passed England by and not dropped a single blessing . ’ |
| 3 | Inspection of Enid 's diary , however , showed that there was very little in her week that gave her a sense of achievement or pleasure . |
| 4 | Hidden away , pushed to the darker recesses of her mind , it was a tangible presence that gave her a degree of comfort in the terrible loneliness of her marriage . |
| 5 | The hull was presumably steel ; it was this that gave her a rust-streaked look under the dirty coating of ice and snow . |
| 6 | Because she was beautiful , with her flaxen blonde hair tumbling down her back and those unusual dark eyes and eyebrows that gave her a look of the exotic . |
| 7 | As any girl knew , with any normal man , that gave her the ace . |
| 8 | It was Hallowe'en coming up that gave her the idea they 'd had lessons at school about ghosts , witches and Hallowe'en . |
| 9 | Also any that gave her the wrong kind of buzz . |
| 10 | Emyard 's influence on a young woman from Tours , Emilie Tamisier ( 1834–1910 ) , that gave her the inspiration to dedicate herself to the salvation of society through the Eucharist . |
| 11 | And gave her a square flat parcel . |
| 12 | The headmistress , who had always ridiculed her for being bad at games , now referred to her as ‘ our best pupil ’ and gave her a set of Shakespeare , duly inscribed . |
| 13 | His matter of factness suddenly evaporated , and he took her in his arms and gave her a passionate kiss which said : ‘ I 'm glad you 're coming . ’ |
| 14 | He walked Eleanor to the station in silence and gave her a parting hug . |
| 15 | Gazzer leaned over as far as he dared and gave her a hand , holding on to her arm while she helped Simon to hoist himself up . |
| 16 | He searched in his pocket and gave her a box of England 's Glory . |
| 17 | Wilson found it hard to believe Mr Landor had ever written poetry , that he had ever been judged a great poet , but Miss Blagden , who had moved into the Casa Guidi for the winter , swore that he had been much admired and gave her a whole list of his published works . |
| 18 | He touched her thigh over the sheet , and gave her a smile full of meaning . |
| 19 | He leaned and gave her a smacking kiss on the cheek . |
| 20 | Thacker put his hands back in his pockets and gave her a pitying look . |
| 21 | He kissed Amelia and gave her a Christmas card . |
| 22 | The man wiped his hands ineffectually on his hips and gave her a limp handshake . |
| 23 | On Friday at school he passed Nutty in the corridor and gave her a fierce stare to remind her about their appointment and she said , ‘ I have n't forgotten , ’ in an aggrieved voice . |
| 24 | ‘ Off you go , little girl , ’ he said briskly , released the reins and gave her a slap across the haunches . |
| 25 | As their eyes met , Yanto sensed a spart of recognition and gave her a broad smile to help her recollect . |
| 26 | A judge was divorced by his wife because he had taken to the idea that she was possessed by the devil and gave her a thump or two to drive Satan out . |
| 27 | Janet … came running in , flung her arms round Cookie and gave her a smacking kiss . |
| 28 | Mrs Peterson came , and gave her a concoction . |
| 29 | Maud detached the girl rather roughly and gave her a shake . |
| 30 | He went to his mother and gave her a rare kiss . |