Example sentences of "[verb] [verb] her [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anne 's background in painting , textiles and fashion has given her a sure eye for colour . |
| 2 | She says her mother 's devotion has given her a fulfilling life . |
| 3 | Love Hurts , she admits , has given her a welcome boost . |
| 4 | She has suffered much in the last decade but that experience has given her the inner fortitude to shoulder the emotional burden she must carry on the next stage of her life 's journey . |
| 5 | Her ability to capture the humour which is too often missing in children 's material has made her a firm favourite with children 's book publishers alike . |
| 6 | Her ability to capture the humour which is too often missing in children 's material has made her a firm favourite with children 's book publishers alike . |
| 7 | Wycliffe wanted her to talk , not merely to answer questions , and he tried to give her a new lead . |
| 8 | He took care never to stay with her for more than twenty minutes , obeying both the spirit and the letter of Anthony 's orders , but he tried to give her a clear account of the eight days Kesselring had spent in the witness box , watching her face all the time for signs of boredom or exhaustion . |
| 9 | He shifted uncomfortably and tried to give her a reassuring grin . |
| 10 | He dismissed the question as so much supposition , but when he tried to give her a reassuring hug she wriggled free and went out on to the balcony to join the others . |
| 11 | And it was wonderful to have heard from Liz today , when her cousin had rung to wish her a happy birthday , that she was expected to be discharged from hospital in about a week 's time . |
| 12 | We love her so much and want to give her a lovely home . |
| 13 | They promptly referred her to a housing association which has found her a three-bedroomed house . |
| 14 | I tried to ring her the other day as going to a seminar at my solicitors office nearby and had hoped to walk up plus dog , leave Bella for duration of seminar and pick her up again = kill exercise bird with seminar stone as it were . |
| 15 | If the woman says ‘ yes ’ to ( a ) the interviewer wants to ask her a whole list of questions about her life . |
| 16 | I want to ask her an embarrassing question . ’ |
| 17 | Sally-Anne had never before understood the necessity to be absolutely precise in everything she did , and Matey 's training , designed to make her a good maid , was beginning to affect her habits in every other part of her life . |
| 18 | ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug . |
| 19 | She approved of my taste and I 'd given her the right amount of money for the red coat which I st ill have n't worn . |
| 20 | Somehow she had imagined them both greeting Peter together , wrapped in each other 's arms , confirming what Peter had already imagined when he 'd rung her the other morning . |
| 21 | ‘ She agreed eight o'clock when I spoke to her yesterday , after I 'd offered her every other hour of the day . |
| 22 | There had been tears in her father 's eyes as he 'd handed her the satin-lined box containing the jewels and Emily , taking it , had felt a constriction in her throat for , with the gift , her father was recognizing she was now a woman . |
| 23 | Among the many friends who came to wish her a happy birthday were , he read a piece written for Miss Laye by the Hon. |
| 24 | He had very deliberately told her to get lost , and when she did n't take the hint , he 'd sent her an obscene note . |
| 25 | It was as if , in not knowing , he 'd paid her a great compliment . |
| 26 | Two of the couples were obviously married , and in their early fifties , but sitting at opposite ends of the length of the table were a silver-haired woman still showing some of the beauty that had helped make her a famous actress in the forties ; and a broad-shouldered young man . |
| 27 | Luke Calder turned to shoot her a quick glance , and Fran did her best to paste a suitable expression to her face . |
| 28 | ‘ He 's going to buy her a new typewriter ; that old thing she practises on makes a noise like a candyman 's trumpet . |
| 29 | Ace turned to give her a strange look . |
| 30 | Afterwards , her eight-year-old brother was told to give her a cold bath . |