Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] her a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She says she did the Byrd show ‘ because I found her a fascinating part of the underground scene in New York , and I felt somebody should expose her to a bigger market . |
| 2 | I taught her a new move and she practised it on me but she missed and got me in the and I fell on the ground . |
| 3 | I pretended it was Annie 's hair we was putting on the tree , and I called her a little angel , but she got upset about that , so I stopped . |
| 4 | I offered her a good price but she was n't selling . |
| 5 | And as I saw her a cold hand closed around my heart . |
| 6 | ‘ I gave her a gruesome murder to deal with … homicide is new territory for women — the need for capture and revenge is largely masculine . ’ |
| 7 | I gave her a nasty smile and left it . |
| 8 | Here , ’ I gave her a printed business card , the one with my home telephone number on it . |
| 9 | Once Anne had accepted the fact that I was n't gon na work in the foreseeable future , and it was her choice that we stay , cos I gave her a clear choice , it was either move away where I could get work , or stay and suffer the wages of the dole like you know . |
| 10 | But I gave her a cold stare and fluffed my fur out ; I could n't have her thinking I was a pushover . |
| 11 | I gave her a large handkerchief . |
| 12 | I got out of the car and ran to my front door , my mum answered the door , she looked quite different but I gave her a massive cuddle and went indoors . |
| 13 | I gave her a few days off when William went away . |
| 14 | Some of them smelt of oil or grease of a kind she did n't recognize I gave her a few samples from the labs without telling her what they were and she picked out gun oil as being the nearest . |
| 15 | I could see that she was scowling and stiffening into a Mark 2 temper , so I gave her an encouraging smile — which raised her , as I expected , to a Mark 3 . |
| 16 | As I gave her an exaggerated account of my clashes with different members of my family , she continued to discourage me , saying that the work in London was hard and that exile was no easy way of life . |
| 17 | I wished her a good rest . |
| 18 | And being as usual in the mood to get things right she told her a Chinese dragon story . |
| 19 | The only difference her success made was that she thought her an incompetent fool who was lucky enough to make a bit of money . ’ |
| 20 | She gave her a tiny push . |
| 21 | She saw Margaret waiting for her outside her house and she gave her a little wave . |
| 22 | Turning to Ellie , she gave her a false smile . |
| 23 | Anne felt that she considered her a green fool , and Mabel was indignant that Hetty was very ready to accept the ‘ perks ’ of the job , such as the cakes and bread given to the staff by Mrs Dyson , and the extra money from Mr Dyson , but was always on the alert for any infringement of her rights . |
| 24 | And as Clarissa usually ties back her hair , we showed her a sophisticated style that takes only seconds , but looks professional . |
| 25 | What we did with , we bought her a little guitar so that she can play it and have a bit of music and something to do |
| 26 | When she qualified for Barcelona we gave her a nice bit of sirloin and two turkey drumsticks . ’ |
| 27 | And when the time come , they got her a new kidney , and it never took . |
| 28 | Deceiving him gave her a fierce pleasure and , as they strolled along by the waterline , with Ben splashing beside them through the shallows , she kept her hatred burning red-hot with a litany of her grievances , chanted over and over inside her head : ‘ He only pretended to like you ; he could n't care less about you ; he thinks you 're thick . |
| 29 | On the second day they gave her a rubber ball attached on a long elastic thread to a wooden bat . |
| 30 | He slanted her a quick look . |