Example sentences of "she gave [pron] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She gave me a slap and I gave her one back . |
| 2 | She gave me a half-smile . |
| 3 | She was polite , she gave me a small box of chocolates with a thank-you card and kissed me and shook my hand when she came for a meal on Sunday . |
| 4 | I learned a lot from her , and when she and Wilson came to tea with me and we walked round my garden , she gave me a lot of good advice , evidently amazed at the poverty of my crops — ‘ These are not … your Brussels ? ’ |
| 5 | She gave me a long piercing inspection . |
| 6 | Then she said I could look and she gave me a piece of cloth with a few coins in it which my mother had saved for me — and the ring . |
| 7 | Mrs Webster was very understanding about my wanting to team up with Wendy , which was how I put it to her ; and when I left she gave me a Victorian glass inkwell and a brown ironstone plate , because I ‘ liked old things ’ . |
| 8 | She gave me a great , gummy grin which almost split her face in two . |
| 9 | She gave me a little wink , because , of course , they were pointing their telescopic lenses mostly at me . |
| 10 | With the little bottle containing the mixture , she gave me a pamphlet . |
| 11 | This old lady came out and said about the cough — she gave me a dose of cough medicine . |
| 12 | She gave me a look . |
| 13 | ‘ He has left you a cottage in Devonshire , and he said : ‘ Tell her it 's not because she saved my life , but because she gave me a fourpenny cigar . ' ’ |
| 14 | When without haste I reached her side , she gave me a sideways glance . |
| 15 | And she gave me a significant look . |
| 16 | She gave me a little frank talk about life in the trenches during the 1914 War and then suddenly asked : ‘ What about that murder ? |
| 17 | She gave me a piece of bread and a toasting fork and we both crouched over the fire to make toast . |
| 18 | Before I left , she gave me a long talk on the re-wiring of her flat and asked if we have old-fashioned fuse-boxes . |
| 19 | When we were seated facing each other again she gave me a ball of pink wool and a pair of knitting needles and I had my first lesson in how to knit properly without dropping stitches . |
| 20 | I asked why and she gave me a reply I had n't expected . |
| 21 | She gave me a winning smile . |
| 22 | Once she gave me a wink and she has even pinched my bum . ’ |
| 23 | She gave me a frank , laughing look . |
| 24 | Once or twice Paula teased me about nude swimming , and once she gave me a brief conducted tour of the gardens and the house . |
| 25 | She gave me a prissy look . |
| 26 | Bless the lady : she gave me a large breakfast and then told me she had arranged with a friend who had a car to take me into Lochinver . |
| 27 | She gave me a cup of French coffee and we had a chat . ’ |
| 28 | She gave me a long , disdainful , disappointed look and then out of the charity of her heart , graciously excused me thus : |
| 29 | She gave me a puzzled look . |
| 30 | She gave me a weak smile and said : ‘ I might as well go to bed . |