Example sentences of "[noun] and gave " in BNC.
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| 1 | We 've got to go there tomorrow , so ’ — he took his hand from the wheel and gave her a quick pat — ‘ put your neb under your wing until after the holidays and see what transpires then . ’ |
| 2 | The ensuing exchange over the months turned the whole cast of Balzac 's Comédie Humaine into Katherine 's familiars and gave her an awareness of greed and ambition , love and betrayal far beyond her years . |
| 3 | They recorded the usual four songs and gave them both English and Ukrainian names . |
| 4 | He spoke without looking at her , in case his gaze rested on her bare legs and gave her ideas . |
| 5 | A vegetable rinse disguised any grey hairs and gave shine to her new style . |
| 6 | I was wearing the King 's ring , but I took off my Rassendyll family ring and gave it to her . |
| 7 | She went into the bedroom and gave way to a burst of weeping . |
| 8 | Reg Akehurst 's charge was a firm favourite for that contest and gave his backers not the slightest hint of a scare when leading at the furlong pole to score by a length-and-a-half. way off the pace makes an accurate assessment of his progress very difficult for the handicapper , but this observer is convinced there is significant improvement still to come . |
| 9 | So then I spent a few hours quietly relaxing , until finally Posi reached the rendezvous point , reduced speed and gave the ’ spacecraft sighted ’ warning . |
| 10 | Mrs Young , who had paused in her search , finally found her purse and gave me a dollar . |
| 11 | The more active occupied some post offices and gave evidence to the House of Commons Select Committee , part of which is reproduced here ( Fleming , 1973 ) . |
| 12 | They found that most parents opposed closure and gave educational reasons for their attitudes . |
| 13 | His attendants , the mythological fauns , were the patrons of wild animals and gave their name to the animal kingdoms in different countries — the fauna . |
| 14 | I contacted the landowner immediately after the inquest to inform him of the result and gave him three coins , one for each of his sons . |
| 15 | Paul Arkwright looked at Dinah with his bright eyes and gave a hesitant smile with his full lips . |
| 16 | Claudia closed her eyes and gave herself up to sheer sensation . |
| 17 | The woman at the door raised weary , gold-lidded eyes and gave her an anonymous welcoming smile . |
| 18 | Marie-Christine caught Sabine 's eyes and gave an expressive wink . |
| 19 | I opened my eyes and gave him a puzzled look . |
| 20 | Mrs Cole opened her eyes and gave Juliet a faint smile . |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll just feel the cervix , ’ she said , and as Yvette became aware of the gentle examination , she opened her eyes and gave a doleful little whimper . |
| 22 | His grandson , John Burden Blandy , was a great public benefactor and gave land for building the sea wall . |
| 23 | Kelly sat in the jockeys ' stand at Sandown and gave a quiet laugh . |
| 24 | Malcolm 's return brought him a straight push for three and a ninth Test hundred , but he immediately drove half-heartedly at Hemmings and gave Gooch a simple catch at mid-on . |
| 25 | This production , which updates the play and sets it in the sixties , toured the Continent and gave our company the reputation it now enjoys there . |
| 26 | 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 … |
| 27 | He attended two performances of Figaro and gave a concert at the opera house , which included the première of a new symphony he had written specially ( K.504 , known afterwards as the ‘ Prague ’ ) . |
| 28 | Her hands stole up his chest , then to his shoulders , and finally she clasped them behind his neck and gave herself up to the pleasure of the kiss . |
| 29 | My father paid for my digs in Paddington and gave me a pound a week pocket money , together with what he called ‘ travelling expenses ’ for my regular visit home ( home and a good , square meal ) , and to spend some time with Clare who was fifteen and slowly , very slowly , improving . |
| 30 | His purchase of the Kemsley newspaper chain was a step in the overall process of press concentration and gave him a Fleet Street prize , The Sunday Times . |