Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] and gave [pron] [art] " 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 | ‘ Trust yourself ’ she says and gave me the best gift in the universe , one hour of total relaxation . ’ |
| 4 | Before disappearing through the brick arch she turned and gave him a final smile and a wave . |
| 5 | So she went and gave him a hug . |
| 6 | Only then was she aware of the telegraphist who sat beside her , who smiled and gave her the thumbs-up sign . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | The dark-haired vibrancer caught him staring and gave him a withering look . |
| 10 | Anyway , one of them told me to stay and gave me a raffle ticket . |
| 11 | Before she could move back , he bent and gave her a light , lingering kiss on her mouth . |
| 12 | But , when he turned and gave her a warm , infectious grin , she found it difficult not to smile back at him . |
| 13 | At the door he turned and gave me a last despairing look and I saw him no more . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Mister Johnny looked at Nick ; then he laughed and gave him the skull . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | He leaned and gave her a smacking kiss on the cheek . |
| 18 | It fitted and gave her a perky look . |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | He paused and gave her an intense look that revealed a little of how it had been for him . |
| 21 | 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 . |