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 . |