Example sentences of "[vb past] and [verb] [pron] a " 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 | Anyway , I stopped and offered her a lift . |
| 3 | She came and made me a ham sandwich and the maid just look at her to eat it now . |
| 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 | The dragon 's tail whipped around as it passed and caught him a stinging blow across the forehead . |
| 6 | She turned and threw him a desperate look . |
| 7 | I turned and gave him a wave , ‘ Do n't wait up for me , I may be late . ’ |
| 8 | 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 |
| 9 | Before disappearing through the brick arch she turned and gave him a final smile and a wave . |
| 10 | Julius turned and gave her a faint smile . |
| 11 | But , when he turned and gave her a warm , infectious grin , she found it difficult not to smile back at him . |
| 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 | It took me right to the McDarroch days as he fished out one forceps after another , opened and shut them a few times then tried them on me . |
| 16 | Politely , Muriella hid her curiosity as Marion returned and offered her a horn cup . |
| 17 | Father Devine beckoned and showed me a huge slab of rock . |
| 18 | She had been impressed by his knowledge and his observation and she loved and admired him a little more . |
| 19 | Stefan grunted and gave him a sharp look . |
| 20 | Foreign observers sniggered and called him a basketball player . |
| 21 | So he went and got himself a commission before conscription became law . |
| 22 | He put the phone down and went and got himself a malt whisky , a squat , powerful-looking man with white hair who wore steel-rimmed spectacles . |
| 23 | The landlord went and got 'em a snack if they liked one . |
| 24 | So she went and gave him a hug . |
| 25 | You know I always borrow everyone 's pen , I went and bought myself a new one just like Josie 's one . |
| 26 | He went and bought her a sherbet |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | At this point one of his rich relations died and left him a lot of money in his will . |
| 29 | ‘ Yes , ’ Steve urged and Ruth blinked and gave him a small smile . |
| 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 . |