Example sentences of "it [verb] her [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I said it to give her a little confidence .
2 It took her a long time to come to terms with that presence ; the proximity of an armed police officer was the most potent reminder of the gilded cage she had now entered .
3 It was difficult for her to breathe , and it took her a long time to climb the stairs .
4 As soon as she 'd gone , Flavia Sherman began to fumble with the buckle of her belt ; but her hands shook uncontrollably and it took her a long time to undress .
5 It took her a long time to negotiate the journey to the small , functional bathroom across the passage , but in the end she accomplished it without incident .
6 It took her an absolute age to get off to sleep that night , and what sleep she did get was only sketchy .
7 It earned her a menacing look as he stepped forward .
8 However , it gave her no carnal pleasure , and she wondered how it could ever be associated with erotic games .
9 Lucy had to stand on tiptoe to use it , but when she did it gave her a partial view of the clientele at their tables .
10 It gave her a marvellous feeling of having escaped the cold clutches of the north and all her unhappiness there .
11 In fact , it gave her a perfect excuse to try , yet again , to get this wayward heart of hers under control .
12 It gave her a strange feeling of things being right there inside her and yet projected at the same time at a distance away from her .
13 and it gave her a great thrill .
14 She had a little smile on her face because she had won that round easily and it gave her a great deal of satisfaction .
15 But it gave her a clear view into the houses backing on to the tracks , the private mess usually tidied out of sight , the outside lavatories with unhinged doors , the laundry racks flimsy as the skeleton of a bird 's wing , with trousers and underwear like broken feathers hanging ; a burst , sodden mattress .
16 Blood was dripping from her right hand , The sight of it gave her a funny cold feeling inside , and the thought flashed through her mind : ‘ Shall I be able to paint again ? ’
17 Her first sight of it gave her a severe shock .
18 It gave her a comfortable glow to think of the church and the life that went on around it , dear and familiar and with the same basic pattern everywhere .
19 She had wanted to know how much it mattered to him because he would n't let on , and it gave her a valuable lever .
20 It gave her a special place in her mother 's eyes .
21 It gave her the uncomfortable feeling of being turned inside out for better examination .
22 It was serious , set in purpose , and the sight of it gave her an agreeable feeling of submission to higher powers .
23 So it gives her a little bit of leeway .
24 Elizabeth works two days a week in a friend 's boutique which she enjoys , as it gives her a little pin money and some independent social contact .
25 It gives her an extra edge to things , you see … in bed with the working classes … all those rough , calloused hands and dropped aitches , do n't y ’ know ? ’
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