Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] her a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She felt we should get her a healthier place , one where we could stay with her when we come over here . ’ |
| 2 | He 'll buy her a small gift when she 's made an exceptional contribution . |
| 3 | The old woman turned back to her daughter , remarking belligerently , ‘ Kept her talking downstairs so you might give her a mean account of me , eh ? ’ |
| 4 | This may take her some time to really believe ( probably not until she 's around three ) , but eventually it 'll give her a healthier respect for the pain of others . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'll get her a new set . ’ |
| 6 | We 'll get her a nice presentation pack , that one over there , local pottery . ’ |
| 7 | He said it was a devastating mental handicap : ‘ You 'll find her a terrible burden on your life and your family . |
| 8 | Never mind , he 'd buy her a nice bunch of flowers from that stall outside the infirmary on his way home . |
| 9 | Or , if you have a Brownie pen-pal , you could send her a special bookmark to show her that you are thinking of her on February 22 . |
| 10 | New Year 's Eve in those early years had possessed a dull religious sheen , a pewter glimmer , which by much effort and polishing and dedication of the will could bring her a little light , a little hope , a little perseverance : but she had longed for the flames and the candles , the cut glass and the singing . |
| 11 | You could take her a small gift … ’ |
| 12 | What if I could offer her a proper home , a proper family , with two parents ? |
| 13 | I debated whether to call on him to kill him for his slanders before I came here to try to see her , and ask her to have me back — if you think I would make her a suitable husband , that is . |
| 14 | Well , Mrs Newton , as she is now , was fairly monosyllabic until I promised that the Daily News would send her a little present . |
| 15 | ‘ But why must you go away , just when Corrie 's leaving me ? ’ her mother had asked when she 'd told her she had fixed up a job as a nanny with a family in the north which would give her a better chance of training as nursery nurse . |
| 16 | Butch Beausoleil could live here in the nude and no one would give her a second glance . |
| 17 | If Pickles really does love you , maybe the pater would give her a decent allowance and you 'd manage somehow . |
| 18 | The morning would give her a different perspective on things . |
| 19 | But in front of the other pupils Mother Francis had made an iron-hard rule that Eve must never be seen to do anything which would give her a different status . |
| 20 | It would take her a long while to learn to become one of them . |
| 21 | That way , we shall save her a great deal of pain , and she can husband her strength for when she needs to push the baby out . ’ |
| 22 | But then he saw that he could not afford to believe her , because if he did he would allow her a tactical advantage , a small victory that should lead to greater ones . |
| 23 | If she has always been an outgoing person , her grief will probably be expressed in painful episodes of weeping , punctuated by the need to ‘ talk it all out ’ over and over again in great detail to you and to other sympathetic relatives and friends , and you will help her a great deal if you are a patient listener . |
| 24 | ‘ Directly I 've stripped her you can give her a good sanding . |
| 25 | Yes , well if I can do a few two ounces worth I put them all together and then Adam can give her a little bit . |
| 26 | ‘ Now I ca n't wait until I can give her a big hug . ’ |
| 27 | He smiled a harsh smile and held her eyes as he told her , ‘ You may be able to offer Kirsty a comfortable single-parent home in London , but I can offer her a great deal more than that … ’ |