Example sentences of "[noun sg] give her the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Chancellor of the Exchequer , Kenneth Clarke tells the programme how she once asked : ‘ Why do I have to do everything in this Government ? ’ and no-one had the nerve to give her the obvious answer — she did n't have to do everything . |
| 2 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 3 | There was no doctor , no magic seer to give her the golden branch and lead her into the underworld , only yet another pretty young woman , the radiological technician . |
| 4 | He was n't in the sitting-room , so , interested in the house in spite of herself , she started to explore , his absence giving her the perfect right to do so . |
| 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 | If you lack confidence in your ability to give her the right kind of help and comfort , but really want to do so , you have nothing to fear , because this probably means that you are much better equipped for the task than you imagine . |
| 8 | Had her mother given her the wrong information ? |
| 9 | Actually , both garments fitted her very well , and the boater gave her the same kind of perky look it had given Annie . |