Example sentences of "[pron] [noun sg] [coord] gave [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again they swallowed my story and gave me a year 's conditional discharge . |
| 2 | ‘ Certainly , ’ he said , as if he had never seen me before , took my money and gave me a ticket . |
| 3 | Thank you to the person who arrived unknowingly on my doorstep and gave me a really sympathetic cuddle while I cried for 10 minutes ( ? ) in relief that I had misunderstood the doctor . |
| 4 | He read my amusement and gave me a twisted grin . |
| 5 | It is hard to describe the feeling I had as I persuaded her scaly old feet on to my finger and gave her a dose of my very own medicine . |
| 6 | He glanced across the table , saw me smiling , interpreted my thought and gave me a slow ironic blink . |
| 7 | So I raised my arm and gave them a very big thumbs-down . |
| 8 | The owner was thrilled at my interest and gave me a guided tour of the premises , he gave his permission for these photographs to be taken and included in our magazine . |
| 9 | She had been a regular person once , but that had been before the voices started up in her head , before the dead woman got out of her rocking chair , before the preacherman reached into her mind and gave it a sharp twist … |
| 10 | Mrs Young , who had paused in her search , finally found her purse and gave me a dollar . |
| 11 | He slipped an arm around her waist and gave her an affectionate squeeze . |
| 12 | She unpacked a self-locating mine , punched in her identifier and gave it a simple verbal instruction . |
| 13 | As he passed her , Celia Hooper raised her head and gave him a look of steady encouragement . |
| 14 | Carole turned her head and gave her a broad smile . |
| 15 | He rested his hand on her shoulder and gave her a long kiss on the lips . |
| 16 | But Jessica put her arm around her mother and gave her a great hug . |
| 17 | Uncle Mick reached across his wife and gave him a heavy slap on the knee . |
| 18 | William smiled at his wife and gave her a large wink . |
| 19 | He turned his head and gave me a direct look . |
| 20 | He searched in his pocket and gave her a box of England 's Glory . |
| 21 | He went to his mother and gave her a rare kiss . |