Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] give [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before she could move back , he bent and gave her a light , lingering kiss on her mouth . |
| 2 | 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 . ’ |
| 3 | Then , at a stroke , something happened that gave him a powerful sense of purpose . |
| 4 | I turned and gave him a wave , ‘ Do n't wait up for me , I may be late . ’ |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | Before disappearing through the brick arch she turned and gave him a final smile and a wave . |
| 7 | Julius turned and gave her a faint smile . |
| 8 | But , when he turned and gave her a warm , infectious grin , she found it difficult not to smile back at him . |
| 9 | The man turned and gave me a friendly nod , before taking up a small piece of wood with pencil markings on it . |
| 10 | In the doorway Battler turned and gave me a final beam for good measure , then they were gone . |
| 11 | At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more . |
| 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 | Stefan grunted and gave him a sharp look . |
| 14 | So she went and gave him a hug . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Mister Johnny looked at Nick ; then he laughed and gave him the skull . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes , ’ Steve urged and Ruth blinked and gave him a small smile . |
| 18 | And their Aussie coach Peter Walsh intends to repay them for the huge gamble they took when giving him the job last summer . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He leaned and gave her a smacking kiss on the cheek . |
| 21 | Only then was she aware of the telegraphist who sat beside her , who smiled and gave her the thumbs-up sign . |
| 22 | 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 . ’ |
| 23 | He paused and gave her an intense look that revealed a little of how it had been for him . |
| 24 | It fitted and gave her a perky look . |
| 25 | Erm I said if there 's any money left over I 'll give you the money , I said and give you the rest the week after or if there 's none left I 'll give you the tenner week Oh that 's alright do n't worry about that , he said , that 's fine . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | I refused but gave them a couple of biscuits and to their delight took their photographs . |