Example sentences of "[verb] [vb pp] her a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Her course teacher has given her a reading list , and the library staff are good at helping students with all sorts of interests . |
| 2 | ‘ It has given her a head start over everyone else and trained her in the art of being able to look after herself . |
| 3 | Anne 's background in painting , textiles and fashion has given her a sure eye for colour . |
| 4 | But it was a moment or so before Agnes obeyed and when she did her voice was stiff as she said , ‘ And your son has given her a — ’ How was she to put it ? |
| 5 | No , no ; that sounded too much like the Bible , so she plumped for the simple way and finished , ‘ He has given her a baby . ’ |
| 6 | Love Hurts , she admits , has given her a welcome boost . |
| 7 | She says her mother 's devotion has given her a fulfilling life . |
| 8 | Now Sarah 's kindness has won her a McDonalds Child of Achievement Award . |
| 9 | She seems to thrive on heretical statements and swimming against the tide : ‘ I look at what the cosmetic trade is doing and walk in the opposite direction , ’ she declares with the kind of outspoken defiance that has made her a retailing legend in the decade it took her to turn The Body Shop into a worldwide phenomenon . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Young Patsy ‘ Eighth Wonder ’ Kensit displays the style and poise that has made her a Hollywood superstar . |
| 13 | A leadership style that has made her a remarkably effective prime minister would be a crippling liability in the White House . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Mrs Guest 's wardrobe plan has made her a best dressed icon . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | stockings and suspender belt and the Marquis of Blandford 's father has called her a , a slutty little something or other |
| 18 | They promptly referred her to a housing association which has found her a three-bedroomed house . |
| 19 | They 'd heard her a little at rehearsal , but not properly , not consistently , and not without interruption and background noise . |
| 20 | He 'd given her a few sugar pieces , which she 'd taken , and even offered several pinches of snuff , which she had n't . |
| 21 | He 'd given her a string of cultured pearls as a wedding present . |
| 22 | ‘ I 've had a devil of a job tracking you down , ’ he said after he 'd given her a big hug . |
| 23 | I would have thought if she would have sat in the chair , I mean well she could n't go the week aha I do n't young enough yeah , about a month ago she just peed of somewhere and some , I do n't know , she 's alright , I said yes she 'll be alright , I said I 'm going to start cooking so she said I got to take these Heather , I said well they 'll travel better in there , your father said you know Jane he said if you 'd given her a hand |
| 24 | She ignored that and asked him whether he 'd booked her a seat with us on the flight south from Lima . |
| 25 | Cos I 'd got her a tube of toothpaste . |
| 26 | By the time I 'd had her a fortnight , and she was about five weeks old , her trust in me was growing . |
| 27 | He 'd thought her a little too old for his own purposes , but always assumed she was there for the taking . |
| 28 | He 'd called her a Burrows whore , a soulless hag . |
| 29 | She did not care that he 'd called her a whore . |
| 30 | It was as if , in not knowing , he 'd paid her a great compliment . |