Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] her the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 2 | Daddy and Mummy greeted her the next morning . |
| 3 | In Soho , hell-bent on a good time , her tremendous vitality made her the female counterpart of Minton . |
| 4 | The bad news reached her the next morning even before she had finished dressing , and then before very many days had passed she found out her condition , and the skies really fell in for her . |
| 5 | To put it another way : when the cat is on heat ( which she has n't been since the vet gave her the unkindest cut of all ) , nevertheless when she was , she had very little time for chasing moths hanging unsubtly round the fridge or cuddling up for a neck scratch . |
| 6 | A glance at her watch gave her the perfect excuse to leave immediately … |
| 7 | She had to smile when the busy reality met her the following day . |
| 8 | Actually , both garments fitted her very well , and the boater gave her the same kind of perky look it had given Annie . |