Example sentences of "[noun sg] [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 | Dot gave her the violet-patterned hanky that used to belong to Henrietta Forbes-Read to wipe her eyes . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | The action gave her the moments she needed to adjust , to assess her own feelings . |
| 6 | 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 |
| 7 | Daddy and Mummy greeted her the next morning . |
| 8 | ‘ But the driver told her the cost had risen by 1p the previous day . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Panic gave her the strength to break free , and she struck out for the side of the pool . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | That was puzzling Claudia , but a moment 's reflection gave her the answer . |
| 13 | In Soho , hell-bent on a good time , her tremendous vitality made her the female counterpart of Minton . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Funny , but even though she knew Delaney , Lawton and Forster were engaging Mahon — she could hear gun fire — the empty shadowy corridors of the place gave her the creeps . |
| 16 | Matadial 's statement of 12 January 1987 , like her deposition , did not mention the conversations in 1986 but did refer to that of 9 January 1987 , but her account in the statement of her telephone call on 11 January was that , when her husband gave her the receiver , she recognised the voice of the defendant who said , ‘ I have just shot Paulette . |
| 17 | The state court said the state 's ‘ unqualified interest in life ’ should prevail over their assertion that her right to privacy gave her the right to die gracefully . |
| 18 | Her unique closeness to the king gave her the influence of a special potens , to whom others appealed that she " suggest to the king " on their behalf . |
| 19 | Britain 's role in the Berlin air-lift earned her the accolade of a staunch and like-minded ally . |
| 20 | The Vicar 's wife gave her the magazine to edit and type up . |
| 21 | After hearing her story , Brochwel gave her the lands at Pennant as a permanent refuge . |
| 22 | The three years stretching ahead seemed like a long time , then , worth buying a little house in Rummidge for ( Robyn 's father lent her the money for the deposit ) rather than paying rent . |
| 23 | We had a considerable degree of pity for Mrs Sugden , whose feeble-mindedness made her the butt of her husband 's callous disposition . |
| 24 | The bad news reached her the next morning even before she had finished dressing , and then before very many days had passed she found out her condition , and the skies really fell in for her . |
| 25 | Anger gave her the strength to pack her few belongings and by the time Ellen — red-eyed and in tears — came to say that the conveyance was at the door , there was no sign left that Ruth had ever inhabited the room . |
| 26 | His new tone of seriousness gave her the courage to look round . |
| 27 | The narrow chink presented to her vision showed her the spot where the prince sat . |
| 28 | Beneath the shirt , the mirror showed her the small fine flowers of her delicate bra could be seen . |
| 29 | The sight of the handbag she 'd caught up as he 'd carried her from her flat and which he had tossed on to the bed gave her the glimmering of an idea . |
| 30 | The baby 's two-year-old sister gave her the penny to cheer her up because she was crying . |