Example sentences of "[pron] [noun pl] [conj] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I opened my eyes and gave him a puzzled look . |
| 2 | They shared a commiserating smile , and Mick put his arm around her shoulders and gave her a friendly hug . |
| 3 | There was a purposeful look now in her eyes that gave him pause . |
| 4 | Claudia closed her eyes and gave herself up to sheer sensation . |
| 5 | ‘ Well … it was her feet that gave her away . ’ |
| 6 | He stared back and , blushing with confusion , she rose to her feet and gave him a little bob . |
| 7 | And , again in contrast to being a useful , helpful sensible little girl , was her cosy friendship with the changing series of under-housemaids who laughed so readily at her jokes and gave her lumps of sugar from morning tea trays — sometimes it was a peppermint . |
| 8 | Two boys who were rescued from the fighting in Lebanon are back tonight at the hospital that rebuilt their bodies and gave them hope for the future . |
| 9 | They took him to their rooms and gave him a glass of vodka or slivović and teased him . |
| 10 | In those days many Europeans , especially in Kenya , relied on Somalis as their headmen ; in turn , these Somalis identified themselves with their masters and gave them devoted service . |
| 11 | She sat down opposite him and propped her chin on her hands and gave him the look of limpid honesty at which she was particularly gifted . |
| 12 | He smoothed the paper with his fingers and gave it to her . |
| 13 | She made him take tap classes to loosen his ankles and gave him daily exercises to do under her assistant 's instruction . |
| 14 | Thacker put his hands back in his pockets and gave her a pitying look . |
| 15 | He put his hands on his hips and gave me a kind of larky look . |
| 16 | The man wiped his hands ineffectually on his hips and gave her a limp handshake . |
| 17 | His matter of factness suddenly evaporated , and he took her in his arms and gave her a passionate kiss which said : ‘ I 'm glad you 're coming . ’ |
| 18 | He raised his eyebrows and gave her a cool stare . |
| 19 | Ken took the boy to his home , dried his clothes and gave him a meal . |