Example sentences of "[conj] gave her the " in BNC.
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| 1 | As any girl knew , with any normal man , that gave her the ace . |
| 2 | It was Hallowe'en coming up that gave her the idea they 'd had lessons at school about ghosts , witches and Hallowe'en . |
| 3 | Also any that gave her the wrong kind of buzz . |
| 4 | Emyard 's influence on a young woman from Tours , Emilie Tamisier ( 1834–1910 ) , that gave her the inspiration to dedicate herself to the salvation of society through the Eucharist . |
| 5 | Bedelia was busy roasting dandelion roots , I thanked her for having us and gave her the royal wave . |
| 6 | When Evelyn was judged fit to go back to work , Rose took her aside and gave her the story . |
| 7 | Morton crossed to the cupboard and gave her the brown-paper parcel . |
| 8 | Radio controller John Fletcher grabbed four-month-old Lauren McNamara and gave her the kiss of life as her face turned blue from lack of oxygen . |
| 9 | She told me how she wrote several letters to her home complaining of the punishment she was given and begging to be taken away but she received no reply until one day her brother paid her a visit and gave her the news that their parents were both dead . |
| 10 | Only then was she aware of the telegraphist who sat beside her , who smiled and gave her the thumbs-up sign . |
| 11 | The source alleged that in the recording — said to be a phone conversation during 1989 — the man called Di ‘ darling ’ and gave her the nickname ‘ Squidgy . ’ |
| 12 | Then turning to Millie , whose expression almost broke her down and gave her the urge to take her by the hand and run from this place , only her good sense stopped her ; and bending down , she put her arms around the child and when she felt the tightness of the embrace and the pressure of the thin body against her belly , it was only with an effort she stopped the tears from flowing . |
| 13 | I well remember the long watches of the night when I and my baby struggled to overcome a physical incapability on my part , and I can not begin to tell you the relief on both sides when I strode out of the house , bought the largest tin of baby food I could find , and gave her the first square meal she had had since birth . |
| 14 | She dialled the unlisted number , identified herself to Sarah at UNACO headquarters , and gave her the number of the phone to call back . |
| 15 | ‘ Listen , Kate , maybe someone took her there and gave her the drugs … . ’ |
| 16 | When leaving on his epic journey around the world , Phileas Fogg encountered a begging woman with her child at Charing Cross Station and gave her the proceeds of his recent success at whist . |
| 17 | Rose supplied McAllister with the damp towelling squares , and she alternately wiped Effie 's forehead , and gave her the towelling to bite on when the pains came strong and fast . |
| 18 | He cleared the summerhouse so she would have a studio , and gave her the only key . |
| 19 | I pulled back the glass panel between us and gave her the ritual Belfast greeting . |
| 20 | He hesitated before her a moment , and then he took her hands and bent his head , and gave her the solemn kiss of kinship ; and before she could draw breath and touch her astonished fingers to her lips , he was out of the paddock and away across the clearing into the trees . |