Example sentences of "[adv] [pron] gave she " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We had a girl in here the other day with an exchange student from France , ’ said David 's wife Esther , ‘ She did n't know what mushy peas were so we gave her some and she hated them ! |
| 2 | Suddenly he gave her a rueful grin . |
| 3 | There was a cruel smile on his mouth as once more he gave her a comprehensive survey . |
| 4 | Then somebody gave her a square wooden camera , a perfect camera made of light-coloured wood and pine with a beautiful hollow in the middle for the light-rays to pass through . |
| 5 | Then they gave her a battery of psych-tests that plugged straight into her nervous system ; though she fought against it , they strapped her down and there was nothing she could hide , no way to stop the relentless tide of data and attitudes they programmed into her , or the probing of her mental set . |
| 6 | He told her she was a fool , and wished her luck — then he gave her a gold sovereign and a bottle of champagne as a farewell present . |
| 7 | ‘ A female Solomon , ’ said Neil , sighing , and then he gave her the most charming grin , and through the ruin of his face she suddenly saw what Matey must have known — the handsome soldier-boy he had once been . |
| 8 | The designer 's brows drew together and then he gave her a grudging smile . |
| 9 | Then he gave her a smile so chill , so filled with cunning , that it drove the blood from her face . |
| 10 | And then he gave her a great , a great big bouquet did n't he ? |
| 11 | Instead they gave her a letter saying that the baby was in perfect health . |
| 12 | Social ostracism followed outbursts of silliness , hubby drank a lot , did n't hit her often but did bad-mouth her excessively , and took up fishing ; went away for weekends with male friends she 'd never heard of , Claimed to be tackling rivers but kept bringing home filleted sea fish on the Sunday night , and was always suspiciously careful to empty his pockets when he gave her his clothes to wash . |
| 13 | Doubtless he gave her a good dowry when she married another burgess , John Kempe . |