Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] her the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A sudden drop in the wind told her the worst was over . |
| 2 | Their flickering light showed her the way down the hall to where she placed another candle in an alcove and then , with matches in hand , she walked towards the living-room . |
| 3 | ‘ Oh , I am so sorry , ’ Kathleen handed her the caster sugar . |
| 4 | Now it looked quite possible that she would n't need the services of an agency after all — that was , if Luke Travis offered her the job , and if she decided to accept . |
| 5 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 6 | Maybe Angy gave her the sketch of herself as a present ? ’ |
| 7 | One Friday morning the sergeant in charge of Eva 's brigade gave her the task of cleaning the brass window winders and door handles in the assembly hall . |
| 8 | The action gave her the moments she needed to adjust , to assess her own feelings . |
| 9 | Her research on Artemesia continued and having her idea for this play excepted by Soho Poly 's Blueprint young writers programme gave her the chance to take the play into its performance phase by Workstage |
| 10 | PC Bill Cotton gave her the kiss of life as soon as she was pulled on deck . |
| 11 | Daddy and Mummy greeted her the next morning . |
| 12 | Her employers told her the work was too stressful for someone in her condition . |
| 13 | When his wife returned , Linkworth told her the same believable story and she accepted it completely . |
| 14 | ‘ But the driver told her the cost had risen by 1p the previous day . |
| 15 | So Ruth told her the truth , but not quite the whole truth since she kept Dick 's name out of it . |
| 16 | Sheriff Paterson told her the charity had been devastated as a result of her actions . |
| 17 | When Walter Ash rang her the next day she would not speak to him . |
| 18 | Her defiance gave her the courage to lift her eyes to his for the first time , and she saw the surprise and sudden uncertainty that flashed across them . |
| 19 | To her relief , she was back to full fitness in time for the British Stroke-Play at Southerness where a 78 and 77 carved out of near gale-force winds gave her the half-way lead . |
| 20 | Panic gave her the strength to break free , and she struck out for the side of the pool . |
| 21 | She was gon na kill me 'cos Sister Rosario gave her the ruler for pulling me plaits . |
| 22 | Ruth never showed Rachaela anything — her art work , her homework or a book — but Rachaela gave her the use of the bookcase , overloaded now , and once or twice when money had been freer had bought Ruth books of fantastic art , Kay Nielsen , Vali Myers . |
| 23 | Her first marriage gave her the freedom to compose , and by the time of Gramatté 's death Stokowski was booking here to play some of her own compositions under his direction . |
| 24 | That was puzzling Claudia , but a moment 's reflection gave her the answer . |
| 25 | Eva 's parents wrote her the news . |
| 26 | Andrée handed her the menu . |
| 27 | The bus took a very long and roundabout route to Linby , through a dozen tiny villages and hamlets , but Cheryl thought the journey was worth it when Jessica handed her the promised signalling flags . |
| 28 | In Soho , hell-bent on a good time , her tremendous vitality made her the female counterpart of Minton . |
| 29 | There was no answer to her gibe , and , despite the fact that the fumes in the room told her the substance on her hair was likely to blind her if it made contact , she sat up and risked opening one eye . |
| 30 | And soon afterwards , in the first week of their marriage , Dostoevsky showed her the stone under which Raskolnikov hid the stuff he had taken from the old moneylender . |