Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] her [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps he was going to try to sell her a story for the column ? |
| 2 | Her work on the project is strongly tipped to win her a place among the nine finalists of the competition , whose work will be developed at at National Theatre workshops involving members and patrons in July . |
| 3 | Her background was a few rungs up from the Jenkinses and that elementary social fact helped to give her a poise in the face of his ever-increasing sureness . |
| 4 | I tried to give her the kiss of life . |
| 5 | I must mention one member — Angela ( nee Feetenby ) — for her help to me has been second to none — not only do I congratulate her for that but on your behalf I want to wish her every happiness in her new life — she was married last July to Harry Bell . |
| 6 | He collects it from the door when it arrives to spare her the embarrassment of being seen by the boy . |
| 7 | Oddly enough , it even , while it lasted , seemed to give her a sense of purpose in life . |
| 8 | The fact that she and Hugh happened to fit the bill seemed to give her every opportunity for finding out . |
| 9 | ‘ Any damages are not going to give her a holiday in the Caribbean . ’ |
| 10 | Mrs Johnson was as kind as ever and willingly agreed to give her a bed for the night . |
| 11 | Sophia thought this looked rather odd and had offered to lend her a string of cultured pearls , but the beads seemed to go with the piled up hair style and the long pointed-toed shoes that Penelope was wearing . |
| 12 | He sat back down next to her , but he still did n't look at her , and she had a sinking feeling that he really was going to tell her the truth about Nicole , but it would not be to her liking . |
| 13 | She had her first meeting this morning with a textiles importer called Colin Weatherhead , who had promised to show her a range of fabrics he was positive she was going to love . |
| 14 | The fact that it all seems to come so pat : on top of the row with Viola , just after the publication of the book , just when the second book was going to bring her a lot of money . |
| 15 | Suddenly she realized that her phobia was beginning to make her a prisoner in her own home , and that it was about time she sought help in overcoming it . |
| 16 | Her owner rushed to bring her a bucket of oats before she should become entangled in the fence once again . |
| 17 | Her husband leapt to give her a glass of water and Wilson to help her sit upright . |
| 18 | We 'll have to get her a set of books . |
| 19 | Oh I 'll have to get her a box of chocolates . |
| 20 | I went to see her a couple of times , but there was no progress . |
| 21 | ‘ Invalid and invalid as in having no effect , ’ Fernando grumbled as he went to pour her a drink from a jug on the table . |
| 22 | When he offered to buy her a house in Blackpool , her request was for a simple terrace house , similar to the one in which they had spent their early life together . |
| 23 | When a kind and affluent sister-in-law offered to buy her a house in the suburbs of London , she asked , " What will my boys do there ? " |
| 24 | The doctor went to fetch her a glass of water . |
| 25 | While he went to get her a glass of freshly squeezed lemon and lime juice she tried to resent his patronising amusement , but failed to summon up enough ill-feeling to do so . |
| 26 | Retracing her steps , she encountered one of the paper 's rare female employees , who offered to show her the way to the library . |
| 27 | The butcher , who was gentle and warmhearted in spite of the cruel bloodstains on his boater , loaded her basket free with bones for the dog and offered to show her the mysteries of his store room where , shaggy with frost , the sides of meat hung in refrigerated darkness . |
| 28 | Except that this man , unlike Liam 's young father , could afford to give her the money for a clean abortion . |
| 29 | The death of Elise , and Max 's desertion — had they combined to give her a look of pathos ? |
| 30 | How was I to know it would give her a heart attack when it reacted unfavourably with some other medicine she was taking/ I only meant to give her a bit of discomfort . |