Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] gave [pron] " in BNC.

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1 The Prime Minister bristled and gave nothing .
2 Before she could move back , he bent and gave her a light , lingering kiss on her mouth .
3 But he could be ready for anything ; for the churches which had abandoned him ; for the churches like the Philippian one which had continued to care ; for hunger ; for plenty ; for the times when he had no obvious human support , and for the times when his fellow believers came and gave him encouragement .
4 Such information was not highly ‘ theoretical ’ but it helped build up an objective picture of the people who went to the theatres I studied and gave me a useful corrective to people who made sweeping generalizations such as ‘ the theatre is for everyone . ’
5 Then , at a stroke , something happened that gave him a powerful sense of purpose .
6 I turned and gave him a wave , ‘ Do n't wait up for me , I may be late . ’
7 And I was walking away , and turned and gave him a great kick , you know , right in his balls , and I said , ‘ Come on then ’ , took a mad fit , you know , and I
8 Before disappearing through the brick arch she turned and gave him a final smile and a wave .
9 Julius turned and gave her a faint smile .
10 But , when he turned and gave her a warm , infectious grin , she found it difficult not to smile back at him .
11 Neither said a word to the assembled company , but at the door Eugénie turned and gave them her famous curtsy .
12 The man turned and gave me a friendly nod , before taking up a small piece of wood with pencil markings on it .
13 In the doorway Battler turned and gave me a final beam for good measure , then they were gone .
14 At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more .
15 She continued her angry and frustrated weeping , but was forced to question herself when her son also withdrew and gave his support to his father .
16 Sometimes he forgot and gave them again , which she took to be a good sign .
17 He listened to Nigel Cramer for several minutes , nodded and gave his own orders to the dozen men who had clambered out of the second and third helicopters .
18 Felipe de Santis nodded and gave his attention back to the flight .
19 The clock was installed in 1920 with money raised by the parishioners with the intention of creating a long-lasting memorial to those who served and gave their lives in the First World War .
20 They went wild and made us promise to come back and give a display , so a few weeks later we returned and gave them the whole show .
21 Stefan grunted and gave him a sharp look .
22 She just went and gave me that .
23 So she went and gave him a hug .
24 He remembered that his wife had one precious jewel , and he did what no man should ever do — he went and gave his wife 's only jewel to the beggar .
25 He looked explosive , and then laughed and gave her a kiss on her flushed and papery cheek and bought them both a bottle of wine in the wagon restaurant for tea .
26 Mister Johnny looked at Nick ; then he laughed and gave him the skull .
27 She caught the ring at last between her teeth and he tickled her until she laughed and gave it up .
28 ‘ Yes , ’ Steve urged and Ruth blinked and gave him a small smile .
29 Perversely , in the way of Customs Officers , we insisted but gave him ten minutes to clear up , then climbed on board to see to the necessary documentation .
30 Gazzer leaned over as far as he dared and gave her a hand , holding on to her arm while she helped Simon to hoist himself up .
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