Example sentences of "giving she the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Giving her the name Emily , I decided to adopt her , bought a packet of flea powder and that was that . |
| 2 | Speaking as the operation began , Mr Barnett thanked the person who gave permission for the donation : ‘ I know that Aisling , even if she does not survive , would want me to express my eternal gratitude to them for giving her the chance to live . ’ |
| 3 | The door of the phone box opened , giving her the chance she wanted to break off and , cutting short Myra 's eager question , she stepped out of the box almost into Roman 's embrace . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm giving her the chance to show what she can do , ’ Lucy retorted , then left the table before tears of frustration could betray the bitter hurt raging within her . |
| 5 | ‘ There , that 's not so bad , is it ? ’ he said , giving her the smile which always transformed his ruined face . |
| 6 | ‘ Precisely , ’ he said , giving her the kind of look a great thespian might give an impish soubrette who had just delivered his punchline . |
| 7 | His face remained when the others had gone , sharp-boned and predatory , his eyes hungry , his smile still giving her the creeps . |
| 8 | And with that sarcastic tone she had always disliked he said he was giving her the answers : he ha.i acquired a duplicate set of keys to help in his research for Eliot . |
| 9 | At least you 'll be able to choose where you go , Mum had said , giving her the day as a treat . |
| 10 | But she could n't remember anyone approaching her , or giving her the document . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , I 'm giving her the benefit of the doubt , ’ said Loretta . |
| 12 | Bobbie looked surprised , because just for a moment she thought Peter was giving her the engine . |
| 13 | The uniforms were giving her the once-over . |
| 14 | She was still wearing her apron which , evidently , she had been using to wipe away her tears ; as a result there were grease marks all over her face , giving her the appearance of a participant in a minstrel show . |
| 15 | Her body seemed to have shrunk since Anthony 's death , giving her the appearance of an old woman . |
| 16 | A delicious tide of powerful rage surged within her , giving her the courage to slap his face hard , right on the place where her spittle had landed . |
| 17 | Perhaps she would be angry if , by trying to impose responsibility on her daughter by giving her the vote , we were also taking from her the only comfort which she has , namely that when she is older she will change all that . |
| 18 | Without actually giving her the details — and still keeping back the crucial fact of Christine 's death , which would have changed the tone of their conversations completely — Lucy had been able to give Josie some idea of her home situation and of the problems that she 'd caused with actions that she 'd felt to be right . |
| 19 | At least one landing craft commander was for ‘ giving her the gun ’ to speed the tense minutes as they approached the enemy shore , but Lieutenant-Colonel John Durnford-Slater ( Commanding Officer of 3 Commando ) made him maintain a steady speed . |
| 20 | But Peter had insisted on giving her the earrings as an engagement present , with the promise that a ring would soon follow . |
| 21 | He had sprung out at her from nowhere , not even giving her the time to brace herself against him . |
| 22 | Swinging himself into the saddle , Guy turned Chalon 's head towards Winchester and began to consider the various means whereby he could ensure that Isabel belonged to him while he was giving her the time she needed . |
| 23 | This has to be suggested to her with some care , without giving her the impression that you think her sudden collapse into illness is in any way imminent or inevitable ; and it should not be suggested at all if it is felt that it might upset or frighten her . |
| 24 | So OK , without too much effort she had offended Ven Gajdusek , it seemed , but he most definitely had said he would think about giving her the interview ! |
| 25 | There was no arguing with that and Jenna had visions of Alain simply giving her the ride and leaving her to it . |
| 26 | When she found her mother was no longer giving her the attention she craved she worked harder to obtain it so she strewed more objects on the floor . |
| 27 | A female friend of mine used a particularly effective trick for discouraging men who persisted in giving her the eye on trains or buses . |
| 28 | While Hyacinth awarded marks , others , just as predatory , were giving her the eye . |
| 29 | They lend her the viability of shared experience , giving her the confidence to shrug her shoulders when she feels like it . |
| 30 | At the same time he proclaimed Urraca as Queen , giving her the status she would normally have attained if she were actually his consort . |