Example sentences of "have [vb pp] her a [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anne 's background in painting , textiles and fashion has given her a sure eye for colour . |
| 2 | She says her mother 's devotion has given her a fulfilling life . |
| 3 | Love Hurts , she admits , has given her a welcome boost . |
| 4 | Her ability to capture the humour which is too often missing in children 's material has made her a firm favourite with children 's book publishers alike . |
| 5 | Her ability to capture the humour which is too often missing in children 's material has made her a firm favourite with children 's book publishers alike . |
| 6 | Ursula Lane believes her 29-times driving test marathon has made her a safer driver than some of the ‘ young Kings of the Road ’ who pass at the first attempt . |
| 7 | Trying to be positive about her inability so far to have a child , Wendy says she tells herself that the whole experience has made her a stronger person . |
| 8 | They promptly referred her to a housing association which has found her a three-bedroomed house . |
| 9 | He 'd given her a few sugar pieces , which she 'd taken , and even offered several pinches of snuff , which she had n't . |
| 10 | ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug . |
| 11 | It was as if , in not knowing , he 'd paid her a great compliment . |
| 12 | Now at that point , when she received the letter and read the policy , erm we could have given her a better cover if it applied to that particular vehicle . |
| 13 | She prospered at GSA nevertheless , coming out with the second highest marks in her final year , which should have given her a valuable travelling scholarship . |
| 14 | Why could n't he have given her a different choice , one that did n't involve old loyalties ? |
| 15 | Despite his having given her a tough time on set , Lysette is still very fond of Woody Allen : ‘ He gave me the courage to be brave . |
| 16 | But her belief that all women , regardless of wealth , should be offered clothes that were artistic and beautiful , not brash , sexually offensive or uncomfortable , would have made her a worthy member of most of the nineteenth-century dress reform movements . |
| 17 | The tweedy lady , very county , who suffered from some extreme fungoid disease of her feet , which were wrapped in many layers of polythene and which in a public cinema would have guaranteed her a whole row to herself , but at the NFT caused whoever was unfortunate to have the adjoining numbered seat to retain vivid Aromavision memories of particular films . |
| 18 | And the law of probability seemed , for once , to have slipped up , and to have permitted her a striking piece of good luck . |
| 19 | John Major is understood to have offered her a junior minister 's job at the Home Office , but she turned it down on the grounds that it was not sufficiently senior . |
| 20 | I 've given her a mild sedative and I 'll sit here with her myself until she sleeps . ’ |
| 21 | She had given her a tiny dose of medicine just before the explosion , and now Julia closed her eyes . |
| 22 | The night before , Cati had fallen asleep sitting with her mother and Rosa on the balcony in the cool of the evening ; when her mother had given her a gentle push to rouse her ; she found her slightly feverish and put her to bed . |
| 23 | A male friend had tried to dissuade Hale from seeking a much needed job and had given her a thousand dollars to buy ‘ the most beautiful dress in New York ’ , telling her that what she needed was to find a rich husband . |
| 24 | He did not know that her vivid imagination had given her a convincing picture of Julia 's death . |
| 25 | Rune had given her a sharp glance as she replied , but then appeared to accept her question as an affirmative , as he took her firmly by the arm to lead her into his chosen restaurant . |
| 26 | A day or two later Anthony Rouse and I were astonished to hear that her agents were demanding the interview be withdrawn because , as she complained in a letter to the BBC 's Director General , Hugh Carleton-Greene , we had given her a solemn undertaking over lunch not to mention the matter of Wells and their son at all . |
| 27 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
| 28 | She rarely smiled but this was not through a lack of good nature : her responsibilities had given her a serious expression . |
| 29 | Penny was Sixer of the Kelpies , and when her granny had given her a beautiful budgie for a birthday present she decided to name it Kelpie after her Six , especially as the bird had a little silver patch on his throat — just as if he was wearing the Promise Badge , Penny pointed out gleefully . |
| 30 | Juliet had given her a few pointers , but indream Susan found her experience as Vanessa Vail somehow more confidence-building . |