Example sentences of "[noun] and gave [pron] an " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ensuing exchange over the months turned the whole cast of Balzac 's Comédie Humaine into Katherine 's familiars and gave her an awareness of greed and ambition , love and betrayal far beyond her years . |
| 2 | The woman at the door raised weary , gold-lidded eyes and gave her an anonymous welcoming smile . |
| 3 | He slipped an arm around her waist and gave her an affectionate squeeze . |
| 4 | She took him to the Science Museum and gave him an encyclopaedia , which explained how the internal combustion engine worked — ‘ I was intrigued immensely ’ . |
| 5 | It was the young Scots ' first win in four outings and gave them an outside chance of qualifying for the latter stages of the championship . |
| 6 | I picked up the phone and gave him an ear-bashing . ’ |
| 7 | The light westerly breeze strengthened as we travelled north and we hoisted a large mainsail , borrowed from our 32-foot cutter which set well on Viking 's stubby mast and gave us an extra knot . |
| 8 | Thanks also to the kind young woman with two young children who helped me on the train and gave me an orange drink . |
| 9 | Met Stetson and gave him an earful . |
| 10 | She replaced the receiver and gave him an apologetic smile . |
| 11 | And he went into the main agent in Edinburgh and gave them an order for three of those , and of course , we did n't get them just right away because er probably we 'd have got the last one about a couple of years later in these days . |
| 12 | Afterwards she went back to Emma and gave her an expurgated version . |
| 13 | Ira Dilworth applauded the idea and gave me an official ‘ To Whom It May Concern ’ letter of introduction , which opened a number of official doors , got me as far as Edmonton , and served as an invaluable introduction to some high ranking officers of the R.C.A.F. |
| 14 | ‘ At 6pm , Dr Greenson went to Marilyn 's house and gave her an enema containing a strong dose of sedating drugs . |
| 15 | She took Sigarup 's temperature and gave him an injection and some pills . |