Example sentences of "had [verb] her [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had given her a tiny dose of medicine just before the explosion , and now Julia closed her eyes . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | He did not know that her vivid imagination had given her a convincing picture of Julia 's death . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | A day or two later Anthony Rouse and I were astonished to hear that her agents were demanding the interview be withdrawn because , as she complained in a letter to the BBC 's Director General , Hugh Carleton-Greene , we had given her a solemn undertaking over lunch not to mention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 . |
| 6 | On his return , he had given her a gold-coloured owl and told her he was in love with her . |
| 7 | She rarely smiled but this was not through a lack of good nature : her responsibilities had given her a serious expression . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | I 'd like that , ’ she said , feeling as if he had given her a priceless gift . |
| 10 | Just when she had been on the brink of despair , one of her rich customers had given her a handsome order . |
| 11 | Meg remembered , shuddered with the memory ; the whole deal : he had given her a just beating , then pissed all over her . |
| 12 | The only payment she had received was from Charles Briant who had given her a generous bonus for her extra work on his boots . |
| 13 | Mrs Bradford had given her the complete day off for her father 's funeral and she did n't have to be back at the house in Newcastle Place until six o'clock . |
| 14 | Fortunately her upbringing had given her the social training to cope with these situations . |
| 15 | Adam pointed to a framed cartoon , which he had given her the previous Christmas : a startled businessman gazed at a ghost ; rising from his desk drawer , it said , ‘ I am the spirit of old notes to yourself . ’ |
| 16 | The temptation to put aside the bitterness and suspicion was great , but , after all , she was here for only one purpose , and now Luke had given her the ideal opportunity to pursue it . |
| 17 | That wonderful love they had shared and which had given her the precious gift of a son . |
| 18 | They said Farrow gave him the Valentine with ‘ a gentle , almost kindly ’ glance after he had given her an embroidered heart and a red satin box of chocolates . |
| 19 | Mrs Bradshaw was a kindly lady , but half a lifetime as the wife of a top civil servant at the Ministry of Defence had given her an authoritative air which at times verged on the imperious . |
| 20 | Lori had given her an old-fashioned look . |
| 21 | Maureen had given her an exasperated look . |
| 22 | Elizabeth visited Ivy not long after the University of Leeds had given her an honorary doctorate , in May 1960 . |
| 23 | She had twisted and turned , struggling to free herself to no avail , until a well-aimed kick had won her a temporary respite . |
| 24 | She was a nurse at a hospital on the other side of the village , and Killion had met her the previous evening by simply walking into the hospital and asking the first girl he saw if she would come out with him . |
| 25 | Mrs Burrows had made her a red coat with fur on the collar and cuffs and it suited her dark hair and huge brown eyes perfectly . |
| 26 | Her sophisticated turnout and stylish overdressing had made her a minor legend in this remote northern district . |
| 27 | A long , indented coastline , with many harbours on both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean , gave her easy access to the oceans and had made her the economic centre of the world . |
| 28 | His wife , blind for many years , was a pianist for the Glasgow Orpheus Choir and William Robb had built her a complete organ which occupied one wall of a room in their home in Singer 's Buildings . |
| 29 | Indeed the London County Council had built her a special unit at Queen Mary 's Hospital Carshalton . |
| 30 | Beador had lent her a magnificent five-year-old mealy bay gelding , called Fontana . |