Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] and gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | I turned and gave him a wave , ‘ Do n't wait up for me , I may be late . ’ |
| 3 | Yes , I would , ’ I said and gave them my American Express card with alacrity . |
| 4 | ‘ Never again ’ I said and gave it to my sister-in-law ( she 's a big girl ) and I felt glad to see the back of it . |
| 5 | ‘ Trust yourself ’ she says and gave me the best gift in the universe , one hour of total relaxation . ’ |
| 6 | Before disappearing through the brick arch she turned and gave him a final smile and a wave . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | She caught the ring at last between her teeth and he tickled her until she laughed and gave it up . |
| 9 | So she went and gave him a hug . |
| 10 | Only then was she aware of the telegraphist who sat beside her , who smiled and gave her the thumbs-up sign . |
| 11 | And she says there 's nothing wrong with you she said and gave me a what you call it to p to er protect myself . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | I feel sure that the German Luftwaffe must have looked at it especially the leaders , and saw where the Eighth Airforce hit and seeing what we did and gave them some thought and consideration , actually with our Bomb Group going in we had no fighter attacks on the way in over the target , we had flack but we did not have air opposition , then on the way back we crossed the Danish peninsula and I think of course by this time the Luftwaffe knew we were coming back that way , and they had the fighters up there and this was our first time being on this mission that we saw air to air combat with the fighters against the flying fortress and in our ammunition , in our guns there , every fifth bullet was a tracer and it was amazing to me that as the German fighters came in it looked like just a hail of tracers going out but they were able to get in there knock down a B Seventeen and leave , it seemed , unscathed untouched it almost seemed impossible to me that a fighter could go through that many bullets and escape unharmed . |
| 14 | The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look . |
| 15 | Anyway , one of them told me to stay and gave me a raffle ticket . |
| 16 | Before she could move back , he bent and gave her a light , lingering kiss on her mouth . |
| 17 | But , when he turned and gave her a warm , infectious grin , she found it difficult not to smile back at him . |
| 18 | At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more . |
| 19 | Sometimes he forgot and gave them again , which she took to be a good sign . |
| 20 | And actually , one day , because she knew it was my favourite , she said that I could have permission to have it copied and gave me the name of the jeweller , which I thought was so sweet . |
| 21 | Mister Johnny looked at Nick ; then he laughed and gave him the skull . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He leaned and gave her a smacking kiss on the cheek . |
| 25 | It fitted and gave her a perky look . |
| 26 | He paused and gave her an intense look that revealed a little of how it had been for him . |
| 27 | While she was absorbing that little gem , ‘ I never thought I would ever accept a working wife , but , ’ he paused and gave her a private smile , ‘ if that 's what my darling wants , I just ca n't stand in the way of her choice to continue working . ’ |
| 28 | The ‘ sheriff ’ came out and said that Customs wanted us to fly to Darwin for clearance , but we begged for mercy and he let us stay and gave us a ride to a lodge in the police wagon . |