Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] her the " in BNC.
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1 | You must be gentle with her , you must protect her all your lives , she 's your little sister , you must make her the apple of your eye . |
2 | I know she 's your twin , but that does n't mean you should give her the man you want . |
3 | ‘ Speaking of Aunt Maureen , do n't you think we should give her the good news ? ’ |
4 | I should get her the ballet shoes cause it was a ballet dancing that would be very appropriate and I 'll get her some flowers . |
5 | Let's give her the corn dolly . |
6 | ‘ Well , I 'll give her the other half-crown out of my pay . ’ |
7 | And while she 's here , I 'll give her the instructions she 'll need to keep things running smoothly while I 'm away . ’ |
8 | Devastated I may be , but I 'm damned if I 'll give her the satisfaction of hearing me beg for mercy . |
9 | Yeah well I 'll give her the fags , she can have the bloody fags . |
10 | He said , I 'll give her the message , I tell her that everything 's fine . |
11 | And er but then I thought , no I 'll give her the four . |
12 | A word dropped in the right ear , Nelly told herself , might bring her the job if she decided to earn an honest penny at Thrush Green . |
13 | I saw her and I , I be honest with you I hid , I be totally honest and I 'll tell her the same if I see her because I 've just found out then that they could n't do any more for me dad and I really did n't want to speak or see anybody and I sat in the canteen on my own , I just said to me mum , mum on the phone I said mum I need to do this on my own I said I 'm just gon na have a coffee in the cafeteria and I do n't know if you 've been in there but the cafeteria is all glass and she pulled up in a white van delivering something to the office , I thought oh no it 's Jenny she 's the last bleeding person I want there , I do n't mean that |
14 | Oh you can keep going though totally over the top I thought well Joseph 's was twelve ninety nine and Ben 's was fourteen nineteen ninety nine and that 's just tough that I 've got you know , I ca n't get Charlotte 's any cheaper than that , but , I mean they 're not gon na know how much I 've , they 're not gon na say well you 've got five pound more than what I have cos they 're not of that age so , that 's how I 've left it , that 's what I 'm gon na do , I 'll get her the circus and then they can swap them over and Joseph will be happy that he got something on wheels |
15 | She had a glass of gin in her hand , but she was not drinking it , just holding it as if it might offer her the cheer and support that she might not otherwise find elsewhere . |
16 | He slammed a fist up at her as if the force of his gesture could throw her the last five feet , and screamed at her although he knew that she could n't hear . |
17 | ‘ I 'm sad , Luney , that 's what it is , ’ and she wished Luney could cover her the way she had Francis , as though she too were like a baby . |
18 | ‘ Now you tell me , Father , what man in this parish could give her the comforts she 's used to ? |
19 | Who around here could give her the life and comfort she gets here ? |
20 | Dolly tried to say it would be nice if he 'd give her the chance to tell him what she liked , but he was away again . |
21 | If we came through with our memories intact , I 'd give her the concept for free . |
22 | ‘ Emma saw her in Bamford and asked her if she could send her the book to sign and Harriet said yes , of course . |
23 | He could show her the house where he was born and the farm , and be proud now , because he was the big success come home , and the family and friends would be in awe of him . |
24 | So d' you think you could tip her the wink an' tell her I 've got back early ? |
25 | Why , oh why , was n't it Harry who could offer her the life Pogo could give her ? |
26 | Though she had said she was too young for them she had been enraptured by them in a tiny jeweller 's in Pollensa but Fernando had hurried her away saying he would buy her the real thing one day . |
27 | While you do it , I shall show her the studio . ’ |
28 | But I shall give her the once over and deliver my inestimable verdict . ’ |
29 | This would give her the opportunity to say something in time for the next morning 's American newspapers . |
30 | In addition , she knew that ours was the kind of show which would give her the right sort of outlet . |