Example sentences of "he gave [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ E asked me if I 'd go an' look for it , and 'e gave me a quid . |
| 2 | Deceiving him gave her a fierce pleasure and , as they strolled along by the waterline , with Ben splashing beside them through the shallows , she kept her hatred burning red-hot with a litany of her grievances , chanted over and over inside her head : ‘ He only pretended to like you ; he could n't care less about you ; he thinks you 're thick . |
| 3 | He was on his bike six kids jumped him and said give us your bike they , they took his bike off him gave him a hammering right on the nose , broke his nose . |
| 4 | He gave her a puzzled glance and then shrugged and pressed the right switches . |
| 5 | There was enough dirt on his knees to grow potatoes , and his short trousers obviously belonged to someone at least three years younger , but he gave her a toothless grin , slid back in his seat and picked his nose . |
| 6 | He gave her a strained smile as she extricated herself . |
| 7 | He gave her a straight , no-nonsense look . |
| 8 | He gave her a mock bow . |
| 9 | He gave her a curt wave . |
| 10 | He gave her a delicate necklace of amethysts and pearls set in Scottish gold . |
| 11 | He gave her a pained look before putting on his hat and walking out . |
| 12 | He gave her a long intent look . |
| 13 | She stood there for hours watching the stonemason so that when he returned the next day , he gave her a piece of stone and two chisels . |
| 14 | He gave her a puzzled look . |
| 15 | Upon entering the grand hall where Tamar sat , he gave her a quick teasing smile . |
| 16 | Seeing Elizabeth 's troubled expression , he gave her a kiss on the cheek and added , ‘ I wo n't be long , love . ’ |
| 17 | He gave her a little shake . |
| 18 | He gave her a glass of champagne in the drawing room before dinner . |
| 19 | Anyway , ’ he gave her a distant smile , ‘ let's talk about something cheerful . |
| 20 | He gave her a dirty look and then threw an even dirtier one after the young woman . |
| 21 | Doubtless he gave her a good dowry when she married another burgess , John Kempe . |
| 22 | And he gave her a proper snog . |
| 23 | Father immediately suggested that Jenny go and sit on his lap and he gave her a big cuddle . |
| 24 | He gave her a smile then , a kind of comradely one , as if her sprain and his stiff knee meant they had something in common . |
| 25 | He gave her a child every year , but was never there when it came into the world . |
| 26 | The light above the front door was switched off , and a cleaner emerged from the theatre with a black plastic bag of rubbish and a broom , and began to brush the foyer , ignoring Jude — who was the last visible occupant — until he reached her , when he gave her a glance of such venom she decided to put up her umbrella and stand on the darkened step . |
| 27 | He gave her a lot of trouble . |
| 28 | She blew the darkness away and he gave her a quick smile as the last doubt faded . |
| 29 | When he got Ann indoors to himself , he gave her a basting for getting so excited about it . |
| 30 | ‘ And do you have any news , ’ she said — he gave her a look , ‘ Oh , news , I mean new , you know — ’ |