Example sentences of "[coord] [vb past] her [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the order came she reached down to help an older woman to her feet and passed her the well-wrapped bundle , then she turned her back on the men and was swallowed by the mass of female prisoners . |
| 2 | Nissen took a personal interest in Constanze 's crusade on behalf of Mozart 's music , and helped her a great deal . |
| 3 | The widow claimed to be particular about who she let to and told her a great deal about the other lodgers ; a musician and a German student , both women , and one man , a writer . |
| 4 | Then Tess went up to her mother , put her head on Joan 's shoulder , and told her the whole story . |
| 5 | I got to , Benguiat 's girlfriend and told her the whole story and told her to explain to Benguiat and calm him down and he had like threatened to come to Parkinson 's speech and disrupt it and scream liar and things like that at him . |
| 6 | Then he went to his improvised bar and poured her a stiff whisky . |
| 7 | Tony came back and handed her a tall glass of iced Pimm 's filled with fruit , then flopped on to the sun-lounger beside her , smiling in his uncomplicated way . |
| 8 | He reached to the back seat , and handed her a pretty carrier bag . |
| 9 | ‘ No , I 'm in a hurry , ’ he said , and handed her a brown manila envelope . |
| 10 | ‘ Look at this , ’ he said to Cleo , and handed her the delicate instrument , which was a web of vanes and strings . |
| 11 | Doyle smiled , almost beautifully , as though everything had come right , and handed her the small gun . |
| 12 | He ripped open one of the little silver foil packets and handed her the lubricated ring of rubber . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll pick you up on the Friday afternoon , though I 'll be in touch before then , ’ he said , and bade her a curt farewell . |
| 14 | Apuleius believed she was mother to the gods of the Roman Empire — DIANA , MINERVA , Venus , HECATE , etc. — and awarded her the additional responsibility of ensuring the welfare of sailors through the use of a celestial wooden rudder which controlled the wind and waves . |
| 15 | A panel of experts decided Kate 's winning menu made the best use of French cheese and awarded her the top prize a Concorde flight to Paris for a supersonic celebration . |
| 16 | Her brother was disgusted and called her a filthy collaborator , but at least the Englishman was safe . |
| 17 | Now and again , he could be militant : when Lady Astor gave a speech in which she suggested that ex-servicemen should wear arm bands to warn people that they might have venereal disease , my father shouted her down and called her an ex-chorus girl . |
| 18 | While she was absorbing that little gem , ‘ I never thought I would ever accept a working wife , but , ’ he paused and gave her a private smile , ‘ if that 's what my darling wants , I just ca n't stand in the way of her choice to continue working . ’ |
| 19 | It also made her want to find out more about the girl , and gave her a terrible desire to tease Bob about her . |
| 20 | She did , however , slip next door to May and gave her a rough sketch of what had happened , right up to the Syrup of Figs . |
| 21 | He went to his mother and gave her a rare kiss . |
| 22 | He rested his hand on her shoulder and gave her a long kiss on the lips . |
| 23 | Julius turned and gave her a faint smile . |
| 24 | But Jessica put her arm around her mother and gave her a great hug . |
| 25 | It fitted and gave her a perky look . |
| 26 | Thacker put his hands back in his pockets and gave her a pitying look . |
| 27 | ‘ I ought to have introduced myself , ’ said the young man , as though prompted by this accidental intimacy , and gave her a dazzled smile . |
| 28 | At this Mum turned round and gave her a dirty look before she moved along with Dad , followed by the rest of us . |
| 29 | He raised his eyebrows and gave her a cool stare . |
| 30 | Luke ignored the heavy sarcasm and gave her a cool look . |