Example sentences of "gave her [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In all her suppressed longing for David , Julia had never imagined such gentleness as he gave her that night or such freedom . |
| 2 | Incidentally , did you know who gave her that nickname originally ? ’ |
| 3 | ‘ You know , I gave her that room to herself when she came to us , because I thought it would be better , and she treated me like a servant — well , you saw , did n't you ? — and when she 'd got all the fun and sense of power out of that little game she started coming down with us . |
| 4 | Her Mum give , her Mum gave her thirty pounds one Saturday , for nuffink right . |
| 5 | and she gave her iced buns . |
| 6 | He just gave her one look . |
| 7 | She gave me a slap and I gave her one back . |
| 8 | When they arrived at Beaconville , where three elderly people lived together , Mrs Abigail gave her one dinner to carry but she dropped it while trying to open the hall-door . |
| 9 | She was always so in control about everything which is what gave her this air of being much older than just twenty-seven . |
| 10 | ‘ The hospital gave her this wig . |
| 11 | I had found out that her name was Miss Vulcan and I gave her this information as well as telling her that Miss Vulcan had a brother named Freddie who visited her and that he was a little old man who wore a black cap on his head and sported a goatee beard . |
| 12 | She began to tremble , but although he must surely have known that she was not enjoying what he was doing , he said and did nothing to reassure her , nor gave her any sign of love or affection . |
| 13 | But if her astrologer gave her any warning , she 's not telling anyone . |
| 14 | And I 'm sure I never gave her any reason to be so high-and-mighty ! ’ |
| 15 | Earthy type , she used to say , but it was all talk with him and he never gave her any trouble that she told me about . ’ |
| 16 | She remembered what he had said about steering clear of married women , and she decided that they probably were n't , not that the thought gave her any pleasure . |
| 17 | Anyway , there is no hint that he gave her any encouragement at all . |
| 18 | I did all the usual stuff — I gave her some money and stuck her on a tube train to a night shelter , but while I was walking out of the tube station , I thought to myself , ‘ you complacent bitch ’ ’ you know . |
| 19 | He gave her some money and they said goodbye . |
| 20 | Stapleton and Sir Charles gave her some money . |
| 21 | Mind you , it was partly her fault ; they could afford to live without her factory work , but it gave her some company and a feeling of contributing to society . |
| 22 | Next I gave her some lavender essence to put in the bath ( a tin bath in front of the kitchen range ) . |
| 23 | When at last she gained some independence by taking a job which gave her some income of her own , she suddenly put her foot down . |
| 24 | Anna would n't speak of it at all for some time ; later we heard about Simon 's will — he left her various things , his art library for instance ( it 's a wonderful one ) — and it gave her some kind of peace . |
| 25 | Beryl gave her some advice before she left on the night flight the following Friday . |
| 26 | ‘ Apparently , her cat had very bad plaque on its teeth and she was really concerned , so I gave her some advice and Amy has been in touch ever since . |
| 27 | He agreed , and gave her some ointment . |
| 28 | ‘ Still in Mariánské Láznë , ’ Fabia replied , and chatted to her mother for a few more minutes , until her mother promptly gave her another worry to add to her collection . |
| 29 | Guido gave her another shake , holding her there by the scruff of her pyjama jacket . |
| 30 | But Finn came and sat beside her and gave her another cream bun , which she accepted gladly as a token of friendship , although she did not want it . |