Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] gave i [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 She cocked her head on one side and gave me a long scrutiny , almost as though she had never seen me before .
2 Just as we were about to leave , Frank Dick called me to one side and gave me a blistering reprimand .
3 The retort earned a laugh and gave me a split second to stop my heart from racing .
4 ‘ However I wanted to race in Ireland and I was frustrated when the Lisburn club came back to me a few days after I had signed up for the French meeting and gave me the full details .
5 He turned his head and gave me a direct look .
6 He read my amusement and gave me a twisted grin .
7 Thanks also to the kind young woman with two young children who helped me on the train and gave me an orange drink .
8 He glanced across the table , saw me smiling , interpreted my thought and gave me a slow ironic blink .
9 He tucked the phone between chin and shoulder and gave me a friendly salute , but did n't pause in his recitation of copy .
10 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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