Example sentences of "[adv] and give [pron] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The scriptwriter — a trim , balding man in his fifties with a moustache — squeezed Dexter 's hand a little too warmly and gave him a serious smile of appraisal . |
| 2 | Of course , we had many political differences but the twin oppressions of being Irish lesbians and immigrants brought us together and gave us a strong framework upon which to build our own movement and within which to begin articulating our anger at English feminism . |
| 3 | To break contact , move your hands close together again , slide them away and give them a good shake to remove any tingling ( or even tension ) picked up from your partner . |
| 4 | Do n't you love your grandmother enough to come downstairs and give her a little goodbye kiss ? ’ |
| 5 | He does n't flirt with it , he takes it home and gives it a good f—ing . |
| 6 | It is wise to wash all media thoroughly and to give it a good visual inspection for foreign objects and contaminants . |
| 7 | He managed to open his eyes now and give her a wan smile . |
| 8 | ANDY ORKNEY ( Old Applejack ) : ‘ He jumped really well and gave me a tremendous ride . |
| 9 | He would come here and give you a good , price for everything you wanted to sell . " |
| 10 | I 've been there before and played well , and Dunwell , Withall ; there 's no reason why not and then bring Port Vale back here and give them a good — they 're a good side Port Vale , they 've done exceptionally well . |
| 11 | After relaying the message to Ng , Gooseneck looked over at Amiss and gave him a long , slow wink . |
| 12 | Then she half rose from the desk , leaned across and gave me a dead fish handshake , and with a glazed stare directed somewhere over my left shoulder , she rattled out , all in one breath and with no punctuation , ‘ Thankyouverymuchforallyouhavedonegoodbye . ’ |
| 13 | She opened her mouth and closed it again and gave me a hard look . |
| 14 | Before she could move he dragged the drapes of the four-poster even wider apart and gave her a raking glance . |
| 15 | A well-informed horseman simply had to grasp the horse 's head firmly and give it a sharp turn and back him out of the area that had been contaminated by the jading substance . |
| 16 | She smiled wanly and gave him a quick sidelong glance . |