Example sentences of "the boy gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | The boy gave a nervous smile ; Jean-Paul gestured to the waiter . |
| 2 | The boy gave an indifferent shrug . |
| 3 | The boy gave a small frown . |
| 4 | When the boy gave no answer , the old man took him by the arm and propelled him to the far end of the room , down the narrow stairway , through the tiny door and back to the safety of his own bedroom . |
| 5 | A Liverpudlian like you , ’ Joe said , and the boy gave him a thumbs-up signal as he ran back to his classroom . |
| 6 | The boy gave an amused flick of his head , swung round unhurriedly — yet not too slowly , either — and sauntered away with a laugh , his admirers tittering after him . |
| 7 | The boy gave a neck bow but offered neither hand nor eye to Theodora . |
| 8 | The boy gave a faint , startled cry , and fell back a pace , putting up his hands to his bleeding cheek . |
| 9 | The boys gave her dark looks , and Hoomey actually whimpered . |