Example sentences of "[verb] her [art] [adj] [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The record company prepared her an exhaustive schedule which made it impossible for her to give Fletch the attention he deserved so , reluctantly , she gave him to friends . |
| 2 | No she does n't want any fuss , Con 's made her a big cake I believe a very nice cake Eileen said |
| 3 | His wife , blind for many years , was a pianist for the Glasgow Orpheus Choir and William Robb had built her a complete organ which occupied one wall of a room in their home in Singer 's Buildings . |
| 4 | But her own body told her a different story which , lying here for the long days of rest which had been prescribed for her , she had heard clearly enough through the bird-twitter of Linnet and her mother , and Tristan 's determined joviality . |
| 5 | Rachel told her the only thing she could : that her sister had a mild indisposition , and I was her understudy . |
| 6 | Give her a small responsibility which will offer genuine reasons for praise one it is done . |
| 7 | Frequently they give her the exact day they decided life was not worth living , and sometimes even the time of day the decision was made . |
| 8 | Hell , he could n't even ask , having told her the next time she would have to take the initiative , but if she did n't take it soon he was going to go out of his mind ! |
| 9 | Said treasurer called her the SILLIEST woman he knew … |
| 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 | The thought of entering the disaster area of an elderly widow 's grief and shouldering some of the responsibility for helping her to bear it , and to rebuild what is left of her life , is enough to create feelings of anxiety in anyone ; and admittedly this can be a very difficult assignment , for not only will you be well aware that you are unable to give her the one thing she really wants — the return of her husband — but you will feel , as we all do when faced with the bereaved , that their personality seems suddenly to have been crushed like a flower under the heel of a vandal , showing it to be so fragile and vulnerable that almost any attempt to revive it would seem to be doomed to failure . |
| 12 | The memory of his last visit would not leave her ; there was a jagged edge to it — for had she not tried to force him against his will and had he not been aware of that and too kind to give her the direct reaction she deserved for her over-boldness ? |
| 13 | Just by the coincidence of time : we visit her the same evening she 's burgled . ’ |
| 14 | They had co-operated on several criminal cases ; the scoops that had brought her the professional acclaim she revelled in . |
| 15 | Giving her a second chance he having failed |
| 16 | ’ One of them once said the only thing that came close to giving her the same thrill she got from shoplifting was having sex in a public place — you know it 's wrong and you might be caught , but it feels great , ’ adds Liz . |
| 17 | When Walter Ash rang her the next day she would not speak to him . |
| 18 | Her agent — perhaps he was n't the best in the world — never got her an American tour which , again , might have made all the difference . |
| 19 | Mrs Bradshaw was a kindly lady , but half a lifetime as the wife of a top civil servant at the Ministry of Defence had given her an authoritative air which at times verged on the imperious . |
| 20 | Holly offered her a sympathetic smile which was not acknowledged . |
| 21 | The only difference her success made was that she thought her an incompetent fool who was lucky enough to make a bit of money . ’ |
| 22 | He sat up and gave her a quick smile which she supposed was meant to be reassuring . |
| 23 | His matter of factness suddenly evaporated , and he took her in his arms and gave her a passionate kiss which said : ‘ I 'm glad you 're coming . ’ |
| 24 | Fritz gave her an earnest look which was , if anything , even more ghastly and idiotic than his grin . |
| 25 | His haste gave her an uncanny feeling he was trying to escape from an unseen force — or perhaps from herself — and in her efforts to reach his side she panted breathlessly , ‘ Do you intend breaking into a gallop — ? ’ |
| 26 | He gave her the gleaming smile she detested . |
| 27 | He shot her a suspicious glance which she met imperviously . |